Upward mobility can breed prejudice, not just downward mobility

Evidence

In contrast, Bettleheim and Janowitz’s (1950) findings (cited by Allport) that men experiencing downward social mobility (an external source of frustration) expressed both more anti-Semitism and racism, is a prime example of the frustration–aggression approach. Presuming that Jews and Blacks were not the direct cause of their downward mobility, these men’s greater anti-Semitism and racism was an example of displaced aggression. The targets of their aggression were assumed to be chosen because they were weak, vulnerable, and already deprecated minority groups. — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 1567 (#complicates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Beliefs about social permeability, not objective structure, shape whether people pursue mobility or change — John T. Jost and Jim Sidanius, Political Psychology: Key Readings, 2680; Mobility does not automatically liberalize while rootedness can breed bigotry. — Rob Nixon, Slow Violence and the Environmentalism…, 749; Relative advantage, not just downward mobility, can increase prejudice (+3 more)

Broader Connections

• Men facing downward mobility displace frustration onto already deprecated minorities #complicates (0.82) — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 1567