Intergroup Inequality Heightens Reports of Discrimination Along Alternative Identity Dimensions

How do members of societally valued (dominant) groups respond when considering inequality? Prior research suggests that salient inequality may be viewed as a threat to dominant-group members’ self and collective moral character. However, people possess multiple social identities and may be advantage...

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Published in:Personality & social psychology bulletin 2020-06, Vol.46 (6), p.869-884
Main Authors: Brown, Riana M., Craig, Maureen A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
African Americans
Aged
Classism
Discrimination
European Continental Ancestry Group
Female
Group identity
Hierarchy, Social
Humans
Inequality
Interpersonal Relations
Male
Middle Aged
Minority Groups
Morals
Prejudice
Race
Sexual and Gender Minorities
Sexuality
Social Class
Social classes
Social Identification
Social identity
Social inequality
Social Perception
Socioeconomic Factors
Threats
Young Adult
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Summary:How do members of societally valued (dominant) groups respond when considering inequality? Prior research suggests that salient inequality may be viewed as a threat to dominant-group members’ self and collective moral character. However, people possess multiple social identities and may be advantaged in one domain (e.g., White) while concurrently disadvantaged in another domain (e.g., sexual minority). The present research tests whether individuals may reduce the moral-image threat of being societally advantaged in one domain by highlighting discrimination they face in other domains. Four experiments with individuals advantaged along different dimensions of inequality (race, social class, sexuality) reveal that making such inequality salient evokes greater perceived discrimination faced by oneself and one’s ingroups along other identity dimensions.
ISSN:0146-1672
1552-7433
DOI:10.1177/0146167219880186