Systemic long-term discrimination is internalized while situational bias is discounted

Evidence

Contemporary scholars question Allport’s assumption that chronic targets of prejudice are “hypersensitive” to prejudice, and suggest instead that targets often minimize or deny the extent to which they are targets of prejudice (see Major, Quinton, & Schmader, 2002, for a review). Consistent with this latter view, many studies find that women and ethnic minorities see less discrimination directed against themselves personally than they do against members of their group (e.g., Crosby, 1984). This discrepancy is reliable across a variety of groups (see Taylor, Wright, & Porter, 1994, for a review). Women and ethnic minorities also often have difficulty recalling times when they were targets of prejudice (Stangor et al., 2003), avoid labeling negative treatment as discrimination, even when the treatment legally qualifies as such (Magley, Hulin, Fitzgerald, & DeNardo, 1999), and fail to recognize when they are interacting with a highly prejudiced (vs. low-prejudiced) partner, even though they feel greater discomfort when interacting with the former (Vorauer & Kumhyr, 2001). — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 945 (#complicates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Perceived discrimination helps or harms depending on whether it is situational or pervasive; Perceiving systemic discrimination harms well-being while situational bias protects it; Chronic discrimination makes prejudice-target status a chronically accessible construct — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 943 (+4 more)

Broader Connections

• Perceiving systemic discrimination harms well-being while situational bias protects it #corroborates (0.92)
• Prejudice shapes behavior through situational context rather than requiring internalization #complicates (0.78)
• Prejudice targets often downplay rather than exaggerate personal discrimination #complicates (0.75) — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 945