The distinctive new prejudice is interpreting subordinate demands as illegitimate pushiness
Evidence
The connection between the white public sentiment in these riot-torn cities of the early twentieth century and today’s prevailing racial attitudes is the presence of some pressure or demand for change presented by blacks. The concern with black “pushiness,” then, could plausibly be viewed as part of a dominant group’s attempt to interpret subordinate group challenges as illegitimate, and yet to do so in a manner that offers an ostensibly principled defense of a privileged group position (Jackman & Muha, 1984). — John T. Jost and Jim Sidanius, Political Psychology, 3415
Categorization
- ADDENDUM: Directly relevant to how egalitarian-sounding principle is deployed as principled defense of hierarchy—ties into the reader’s theme of how identity/principles claims get used strategically.
- XREF: connects to: Benevolent prejudice explains why subordinates collaborate in their own subordination. — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 772; Dominant groups frame subordinate challenges as illegitimate pushiness — John T. Jost and Jim Sidanius, Political Psychology, 3415; Dominant groups frame subordinate demands as illegitimate through principled defenses (+2 more)
Broader Connections
- Dominant groups frame subordinate challenges as illegitimate pushiness
#corroborates(0.97) — John T. Jost and Jim Sidanius, Political Psychology, 3415 - Dominant groups frame subordinate demands as illegitimate through principled defenses
#responds-to(0.90) - Defining prejudice as antipathy blinds the field to paternalistic control forms
#complicates(0.85) — John F. Dovidio, Peter Glick, Laurie A. Rudman, On the Nature of Prejudice, 138 - Benevolent prejudice explains why subordinates collaborate in their own subordination.
#corroborates(0.82) — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 772 - Prejudice targets act as strategic agents rather than passive victims
#expands(0.80) — John F. Dovidio, Peter Glick, Laurie A. Rudman, On the Nature of Prejudice, 931