The Psychology of Prejudice: Ingroup Love and Outgroup Hate?

• Published in: Journal of social issues Vol. 55; no. 3; pp. 429 - 444
• Main Author: Brewer, Marilynn B.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, USA and Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishers Inc 1999; Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues; Blackwell Publishing Ltd
• Subjects: Allport, Gordon Willard (1897-1967); Discrimination; Groups; Prejudice; Psychology

Allport (1954) recognized that attachment to one's ingroups does not necessarily require hostility toward outgroups. Yet the prevailing approach to the study of ethnocentrism, ingroup bias, and prejudice presumes that ingroup love and outgroup hate are reciprocally related. Findings from both c...