All about us, but never about us: The three-pronged potency of prejudice

S. Alexander Haslam*, Katherine J. Reynolds

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    Abstract

    Three points that are implicit in Dixon et al.'s paradigm-challenging paper serve to make prejudice potent. First, prejudice reflects understandings of social identity-the relationship of us to them-that are shared within particular groups. Second, these understandings are actively promoted by leaders who represent and advance in-group identity. Third, prejudice is identified in out-groups, not in-groups.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)435-436
    Number of pages2
    JournalBehavioral and Brain Sciences
    Volume35
    Issue number6
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Dec 2012

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