Intra-minority Intergroup Relations
在二十一世纪
Jennifer A. Richeson & Maureen A. Craig
Recent projections indicate that by the year
2050, racial minorities will comprise more than
50 占美国的百分比. population.1 That is, dur-
ing the twenty-½rst century, 美国
is expected to transform into what some call a
“majority-minority” nation. Despite this emerg-
ing trend, social psychological research on inter-
group relations has focused almost exclusively
on the attitudes that members of majority, 高的-
status groups and members of minority, 低的-
status groups hold toward one another. Less is
known about the psychological dynamics that
affect what we have termed “intra-minority inter-
group” relations: the attitudes that members of
one low-status and/or minority group hold re-
garding, and the behavior they direct toward,
members of a different low-status and/or minor-
ity group.2 Given the projected emergence of a
majority-minority country, we believe that atten-
tion to such intra-minority intergroup relations,
in tandem with research on traditional intergroup
关系, is critical to our understanding of racial
dynamics in the twenty-½rst century.
在这篇文章中, we consider the broad question of
how members of different racial minority groups
may evaluate one another in a majority-minority
国家. 如何, 例如, might a majority-minori-
ty nation affect the attitudes that Asian Americans
express toward members of other racial minority
团体 (例如, blacks)? We begin with a re-
view of classic social psychological theory regard-
© 2011 由美国艺术学院颁发 & 科学
JENNIFER A. RICHESON is the
Weinberg College Board of Visi-
tors Research and Teaching Pro-
fessor in the Department of Psy-
chology at Northwestern Univer-
城市. Her recent publications in-
clude “Predicting Behavior dur-
ing Interracial Interactions: A
Stress and Coping Approach”
(with Sophie Trawalter and J.
Nicole Shelton), Personality and
Social Psychology Review (2009);
and “Solo Status Revisited: Ex-
amining Racial Group Differen-
ces in the Self-Regulatory Con-
sequences of Self-Presenting
as a Racial Solo” (with Sarah E.
约翰逊), 实验杂志
Social Psychology (2009).
MAUREEN A. CRAIG is a third-
year doctoral student in the social
psychology program at North-
western University. Her research
focuses on the processes involved
with social categorization, stereo-
typing, and group identities.
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ing the role of social identi½cation in
shaping intergroup attitudes and bias.
We then present contemporary theories
from which predictions can be made re-
garding racial minorities’ reactions to a
salient majority-minority nation. Speci½-
卡莉, we explore two theoretical accounts
that offer relatively competing predic-
tions for how attempts to foster a com-
mon “minority” social category will af-
fect intra-minority intergroup relations.
下一个, we briefly consider how white
Americans may respond to a majority-
minority nation, 一般来说, 和他们的
coming numerical minority status, 在
特别的. Drawing from reactions to
Barack Obama’s election as the ½rst
black president of the United States–a
symbolic transformation of America’s
racial hierarchy–we ½nish by discuss-
ing the implications of the country’s
shifting racial demographics for the
我们. racial hierarchy.
Social psychologists have long argued
that human beings are predisposed to
sort people into meaningful categories
和, 所以, do so spontaneously and
with minimum effort or awareness.3
Unlike the categorization of objects,
然而, social categorization involves
a basic distinction between the catego-
ry containing the self (the ingroup)
and other categories (outgroups)–or
between “we” and “they.”4 A wealth
of research has shown that this recog-
nition of different social categories,
even when based on the most minimal
of category distinctions, can influence
social perception, 影响, and behavior,
resulting in the systematic favoring
of the ingroup relative to outgroups.5
除其他事项外, Social Identity
理论 (sit) posits that people derive
self-esteem from group memberships
and attempt to enhance their esteem
by perceiving their own group (这
ingroup) more positively than out-
groups.6
These processes stemming from ba-
sic social categorization have impor-
tant implications for intra-minority
intergroup relations. Recent research
building on sit suggests that how mem-
bers of racial minority groups construe
a majority-minority nation will shape
how they respond to it and, 因此,
how they evaluate members of other
racial minority groups. In the para-
graphs that follow, we review two theo-
retical perspectives–the Common In-
group Identity Model and Social Iden-
tity Threat Theory–that offer compet-
ing predictions for how minorities are
likely to respond to the emergence of
majority-minority status.
The very notion of a majority-minor-
ity nation presupposes that members
of different racial minority groups have
a common category membership (那
是, as “minorities”) that distinguishes
them from whites. Although such a com-
mon category may be useful for charting
一个美国. population undergoing change,
the implications of such a category for
intra-minority intergroup relations de-
pend, at least in part, on whether mem-
bers of different racial minority groups
think of themselves as members of, and/
or identify with, such a collective. 至
extent that they do, research in social
psychology suggests that the emergence
of a majority-minority nation should
engender positive evaluations among
members of different racial minority
团体. 特别是, the Common In-
group Identity Model (ciim)7 asserts
that categorizing oneself and outgroup
members in terms of a common, super-
ordinate identity leads to more positive
attitudes toward outgroup members
than when individuals think of them-
selves as members of distinct groups.
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A common ingroup identity is thought
to improve outgroup attitudes because
those outgroups become included in
individuals’ representation of their in-
group and thus are perceived as connect-
ed to the self. Studies conducted in vari-
ous situations, including a multicultural
high school, an ethnically diverse work-
地方, and a football game, found that
white individuals expressed more posi-
tive attitudes toward racial minorities
when a common, superordinate iden-
tity was made salient.8
Given the effectiveness of a common
ingroup identity in improving whites’
attitudes toward racial minorities, it cer-
tainly seems possible that making a com-
mon “minority” identity salient could
facilitate positive attitudes among mem-
bers of different racial minority groups.
Research in our lab has begun to study
this possibility. We sought to examine
how exposure to the discrimination that
one’s racial group faces in the United
States affects attitudes toward different
racial minority groups.9 If exposure to
group discrimination triggers a common
ingroup identity, perhaps as “disadvan-
taged minority,” then one can expect
attitudes toward other racial minorities
to be positive compared to when indi-
viduals are not exposed to discrimina-
的. 的确, this is the result we have
成立. In a series of studies, we asked
Asian Americans (学习 2 和 3) 和
Latinos (Study 4) to read about the dis-
crimination faced by their racial groups
在美国 (or to read a control
文章) then subsequently complete atti-
tude measures regarding blacks, embed-
ded among a number of other items. 关于-
sults showed that compared with partic-
ipants in the control condition, partici-
pants in the anti-Asian (or anti-Latino)
racism exposure condition revealed
more positive attitudes toward blacks
on both explicit, self-report measures
(学习 2 和 4) as well as a measure
of individuals’ more spontaneous and
automatic racial associations (Study 3).
此外, and consistent with the
ciim, participants exposed to discrimi-
nation against their group rated them-
selves as more similar to blacks than
did control condition participants.10 In
也就是说, reading about the racial
discrimination that one’s group in par-
ticular faces in the United States seems
to trigger a common ingroup identity
that includes members of other racial
团体, presumably because these groups
are also thought to be the targets of ra-
cial discrimination. Given this work,
it is certainly plausible that the grow-
ing attention to and awareness of our
emerging majority-minority nation will
similarly engender this type of common
ingroup identity–and thus more posi-
tive intra-minority intergroup relations.
A separate line of research and theory
in social psychology suggests that, 相当
than adopting a common ingroup iden-
tity, members of distinct racial minority
groups may react to the predicted demo-
graphic changes quite differently: 姓名-
莱, as a social identity threat. 根据
to research on the effects of Social Iden-
tity Threat,11 efforts to categorize at
least some racial minorities as part of
a new majority-minority category may
actually disrupt any sense of common
fate–and, 因此, positive attitudes–that
those minorities currently have toward
members of different racial minority
团体. Nyla Branscombe and her col-
leagues articulated four types of threats
to individuals’ social identities, 三
of which are particularly relevant to
the issue of intra-minority intergroup
relations in a majority-minority nation:
categorization threat, distinctiveness
threat, and value threat. 虽然
speci½c routes through which catego-
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rization and distinctiveness threats are
expected to affect intra-minority inter-
group relations differ, each is predicted
to have a negative effect on racial minor-
ities’ attitudes (and behavior) 朝向
members of other racial minority groups.
Both threats preclude the possibility that
members of different groups will identi-
fy with a common minority ingroup and,
as a consequence, harbor positive atti-
tudes toward other racial minorities.
Value threat, 相比之下, can either un-
dermine or enhance identi½cation with
a common minority ingroup.
Categorization Threat. Individuals expe-
rience categorization threat when they
perceive that outgroup members are
attempting to impose a category label
upon them and treat them accordingly.
This type of threat is thought to occur
in part because individuals believe that
they will be treated more negatively due
to an af½liation with the undesired cate-
gory membership compared with when
they are categorized differently (or as an
个人); but theoretically, 它可以
also stem from externally imposed cate-
gorization into a group associated with
“positive” stereotypes. 在任一情况下,
categorization threat results in individ-
uals distancing themselves from the un-
desired category, perhaps even going so
far as to derogate the category altogeth-
er.12 This type of threat seems particu-
larly likely for members of relatively
high-status racial minority groups: 为了
例子, East Asian and Indian Ameri-
罐头. Such individuals may perceive cat-
egorization into a majority-minority
category particularly threatening inso-
far as it assumes commonality with ra-
cial minority groups that have decided-
ly more negative stereotypical associa-
系统蒸发散, 即, Latino and black Ameri-
罐头. Some Latino and Caribbean black
immigrants as well have been shown to
hold negative attitudes toward black
美国人, identify with white Ameri-
cans more than black Americans, 和
eschew shared racial categorization with
black Americans.13 This type of catego-
rization threat is particularly common
among more affluent Latinos and Carib-
bean blacks who, in terms of income and
educational attainment, may indeed be
more similar to non-Hispanic whites
than to other racial minorities; 然而,
it has also been found among poorer La-
tinos.14 Similarly, recent work suggests
that many Asian-white and Latino-white
biracial individuals are choosing to iden-
tify as white rather than with a racial
minority group.15 Hence, some individ-
uals may reject the common category
implied by the majority-minority con-
cept in favor of af½liation with white
Americans or simply with their distinct
种族 (or ethnic) 类别. In either
案件, the social identity threat stoked
by attempts to impose a majority-minor-
ity identity upon many racial minority
groups may lead members of those
groups to harbor attitudes toward other
racial minorities that are more negative
than they would have otherwise been.
Distinctiveness Threat. Rather than, 或者
perhaps in addition to, 分类
threat, it is possible that a majority-
minority category may trigger distinc-
tiveness threat among some racial mi-
少数群体. Distinctiveness threat
can occur either when individuals per-
ceive that the boundaries between an
important and self-de½ning social cate-
gory and relevant outgroups are being
blurred16 or when a social category
membership is perceived to be too big
to provide a meaningful basis for self-
de½nition.17 It is not dif½cult to imagine
that a majority-minority category could
propel either type of distinctiveness
threat. 第一的, the fact that a majority-
minority category, by de½nition, 在-
cludes a numerical majority of the U.S.
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population may preclude it from provid-
ing a meaningful basis for self-catego-
rization. Marilynn Brewer has argued
that individuals are most likely to iden-
tify with groups that provide a balance
between their needs for af½liation (亲-
保护) and differentiation (distinc-
的).18 Numerical majority groups are
typically perceived to be insuf½ciently
distinct and, 因此, tend not to be pri-
mary bases for identity. The emergence
of a majority-minority category, 那里-
fore, may actually undo any common
ingroup minority identi½cation that
members of different racial minority
groups currently hold. 换句话说,
by virtue of becoming a numerical ma-
jority, racial minority or non-white sta-
tus may no longer provide a psycholog-
ically useful and/or desirable basis for
self-categorization; individuals may
thus begin to dis-identify with it.
A majority-minority nation may also
trigger the other type of distinctiveness
threat in members of racial minority
团体. Because it includes members of
many different racial and ethnic cate-
gories, it may blur the perceived bound-
aries between these groups, threatening
the distinctiveness of individuals’ differ-
ent racial/ethnic group memberships.
Blacks, Asians, Latinos, and Native Amer-
icans may perceive that the common
minority identity undermines the recog-
nition of what is distinct about their ra-
cial/ethnic categories. This type of dis-
tinctiveness threat typically results in
members of one group attempting to dif-
ferentiate themselves from the “threat-
eningly similar” outgroup(s), either by
derogating that group or by emphasiz-
ing characteristics, 经历, and/
or stereotypes (积极或消极) 的
the “threatened” ingroup.19 For exam-
普莱, to the extent that black Americans
experience this form of distinctiveness
threat from attempts to include them in
a majority-minority category, they may
derogate Latinos and emphasize the
unique experiences of blacks in the Unit-
ed States.20 Given that it is the estimat-
ed rise in the number of Latinos that
largely accounts for the projected rapid
increase in the U.S. minority population,21
it is entirely likely that black Americans
–a group that has heretofore been the
prototypical racial minority in the Unit-
ed States–may be particularly likely to
experience this type of distinctiveness
threat. 的确, some early indications
of distinctiveness threat and its negative
repercussions have been found in cities
such as Los Angeles, where Latinos are
now the majority racial group.22
Value Threat. The third form of social
identity threat that is likely to be trig-
gered by a majority-minority nation
is value threat. It stems from individu-
als’ perception that their group is per-
ceived more negatively, either in its com-
petence or morality, relative to other
团体. Whereas racial minority groups
often face this type of threat, a majority-
minority category may accentuate the
experience of value threat. The majority-
minority concept could easily call atten-
tion to the disparity between numerical
majority/minority status and the power/
prestige disparity between whites and
racial minorities. 换句话说, 这
dawn of a majority-minority society
may well serve to remind members of
racial minority groups of the disparity
between their numerical presence in the
country and their underrepresentation
in high-status, powerful roles in busi-
内斯, 政治, and other spheres.
Unlike categorization and distinctive-
ness threat, 然而, the effects of value
threat for intra-minority intergroup re-
lations are less clear. Similar to the pre-
dicted effects of categorization threat,
members of racial minority groups that
are associated with relatively positive
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stereotypes and high-status roles (为了
例子, Asian Americans, in at least
some domains) are likely to respond to
value threat by dis-identifying with the
common minority group and, 也许,
derogating members of other racial mi-
少数群体. 或者, value threat
could serve to increase identi½cation
with a common minority category. 这
disparity between the numerical majori-
ty status of members of racial minority
groups and their sociocultural status
may serve to galvanize individuals to
work for societal change. Research has
found that perceived discrimination can
increase ingroup identi½cation and co-
hesion.23 Indeed, the studies we carried
出去 (如上所述), in which Asian
American and Latino participants were
exposed to the discrimination that their
groups face, could be viewed through the
lens of value threat.24 Speci½cally, expo-
sure to group discrimination threatens
the value of one’s group membership
insofar as it is a reminder of the group’s
relatively low sociocultural status (com-
pared with whites). We found consis-
tent evidence that this manipulation in-
creased both Asian Americans’ and Lati-
nos’ perceived similarity to and positivity
toward black Americans. 换句话说,
the very type of value threat that is likely
to be triggered by a majority-minority
category–that is, the salience of racial
minorities’ persistently low sociocultur-
al status despite their increased popula-
tion–could foster identi½cation with
the common minority category as a
means of enacting societal change.
To the extent that a new majority-
minority category is construed as a
threat to individuals’ racial identities,
it may disrupt a sense of common fate
(if any such fate exists) that members
of different racial minority groups may
currently have; it may even foster inter-
group hostility and negativity. 那就是说,
perceived value threat stemming from
a comparison with a salient outgroup to
a minority category (white Americans)
may serve to increase feelings of com-
monality among members of different
racial minority groups and may encour-
age positive intra-minority intergroup
关系. Considered in tandem with
the research on ciim, the social identity
threat framework offers an important
perspective on the psychological dynam-
ics that govern for whom, under what
状况, and how the changing racial
dynamics are likely to affect the attitudes
that members of racial minority groups
harbor toward one another, and how this
relates to their ability (and willingness)
to disrupt the current racial hierarchy
在美国.
Just as racial/ethnic minorities’ reac-
tions to the changing racial demograph-
ics will be shaped by their construal of
what a majority-minority nation means
for their self-concepts, 所以, 也, will the
reactions of white Americans. One seem-
ingly important distinction is likely to
be between white Americans who come
to think of themselves as “minorities”
(and/or at risk of becoming in the mi-
nority) and those who do not construe
the changing demographics in this way.
Although whites are projected to be in
the numerical minority relative to all
other non-whites (racial/ethnic minori-
领带) 经过 2050, they will continue to hold
a plurality of the population (46 百分):
那是, white Americans will continue to
be more numerous than any other single
racial group.25 Hence, 正如这个概念
of a majority-minority nation presuppos-
es some sense of common psychological
identi½cation among members of differ-
ent racial minority groups that may or
may not exist, it also requires that whites
think of themselves as more distinct
from various racial minority groups than
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they perceive such groups to be from
另一个. 换句话说, a majority-
minority population is a construction
that need not be reflected in or honored
by white (or racial minority) individuals’
自我意识.
Drawing on Branscombe and col-
leagues’ Social Identity Threat model (作为
discussed above), 然而, 很可能
many white individuals who come to see
themselves as minorities (or potential mi-
诺里斯) will experience value threat.26
For many individuals, the shift from ra-
cial majority to minority is likely to be
experienced as a loss of status and thus
poses a psychological threat to the pres-
tige of their racial group. Recall that re-
search suggests that individuals respond
to value threats by derogating members
of salient outgroups; 在这种情况下, 这
likely targets will be members of Ameri-
ca’s current racial/ethnic minority groups.
If whites begin to perceive themselves as
the numerical minority, they may also
begin to categorize themselves racially
(那是, as white) more explicitly and to
feel a sense of racial solidarity with other
白人. Individuals often identify more
strongly with groups that are perceived
to be under threat (especially groups that
are also perceived to be inescapable).27
最后, rather than perceiving
themselves as relatively race-less,28 这
changing demographics may inspire
white Americans to acknowledge that
they do indeed have a racial group mem-
bership and that they should work on
behalf of it.29
It is possible that for at least some
white Americans, such a shift in self-
identi½cation could improve relations
with and attitudes toward other groups;
然而, it is entirely likely that such a
change in identi½cation could result in
greater levels of bias against racial minori-
领带 (blacks, Asians, Latinos, Native Amer-
伊坎人, 等等). 考虑, 例如,
the reaction of conservative pundit Pat
布坎南, who declared that the pro-
jected U.S. demographic changes would
result in “the death of the West,” in gen-
埃拉尔, and in a “third-world America,“ 在
particular.30 Negative reactions to the
increase of racial minorities in formerly
predominantly white areas have similar-
ly been found among some whites in af-
fluent, high-achieving school districts
in California, in response to the rising
numbers of Asian American families
and students. In a Wall Street Journal arti-
cle from 2005, Suein Hwang described
what she termed the “new white flight”:
white families moving their children out
of the public schools as Asian American
students become the majority.31 It is not
dif½cult to imagine similarly negative
reactions to Latino Americans as their
percentage of the population increases
in the United States and as white Amer-
icans attempt to cope with feelings of
marginality in an emerging majority-
minority nation.
The emergence of a majority-minority
国家, and how it affects the social
self-concepts of both racial minority
group members and white Americans,
may or may not follow the demographic
转移. 最后, there is little reason
to believe that the demographic change
will necessarily disrupt the current U.S.
racial hierarchy. Quite the contrary, 这
potential rise in feelings of racial para-
noia and/or collective white identity
among white Americans is likely to re-
inforce the racial status quo, if not spark
new efforts to address the speci½c con-
cerns of whites.32 Evidence for the possi-
bility of these outcomes can be gleaned
from reactions to Barack Obama’s cam-
paign for and ultimate election to the
presidency of the United States, a sym-
bolic challenge to the U.S. racial hierar-
chy. Recall, 例如, Hillary Clinton’s
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The United States is expected to trans-
form into what some call a majority-
minority nation during the twenty-½rst
世纪. 在这篇文章中, we examined the
likely reactions of racial minorities and
whites to this new majority-minority
国家, with a speci½c focus on a) intra-
minority intergroup relations and b)
whites’ recognition of and reactions to
a white “minority.” Extant social psy-
chological theory and research suggests
that racial minorities may not construe
themselves as having common fate with
other racial minorities and thus may be
particularly unlikely to behave or relate
to one another as if they are part of a
non-white group that holds majority
地位. 最后, members of differ-
ent racial minority groups may not seek
to claim any additional political power
by virtue of their new “majority” status.
相比之下, the research and theory re-
viewed suggests that white Americans
may be particularly likely to think of
themselves as members of (or potential
members of ) an actual or feared white
minority. Whites may experience the ris-
ing numbers of non-white Americans as
an identity threat, resulting in renewed
white racial solidarity and increased,
intensi½ed bias directed toward racial
outgroup members. Given that whites
continue to possess disproportionate
社会的, 经济的, and political power in
美国, such a reaction would
serve to reduce racial equality and crys-
tallize the current racial hierarchy.
appeals to white racial solidarity in the
waning days of her run against Obama
for the Democratic Party’s nomination.
特别是, Clinton claimed in a USA
Today interview, “Sen. Obama’s support
among working, hard-working Ameri-
罐头, white Americans, is weakening
again.”33
These and similar episodes that equate
“American” and “white” are likely the
result of unconscious mental associa-
系统蒸发散. Research has demonstrated that
most white Americans automatically
associate “American” with the racial
category “white” more so than with the
racial categories “black” or “Asian.”34
A majority-minority country poses a di-
rect challenge to this pernicious equa-
tion of “American = white” and thus
threatens the current racial hierarchy.
再次, reactions to President Obama
may provide insight into what to ex-
pect in response to the predicted racial
demographic changes. Soon after his
选举, a very vocal minority of Amer-
icans began to engage in a number of
behaviors seemingly designed to ques-
tion Obama’s legitimacy. 最为显着地,
a conspiracy theory that Obama is not
a natural-born citizen of the United
状态 (a requirement to hold the of½ce
of president) gained momentum, 帽-
turing attention in the mainstream me-
dia and garnering support among some
elected of½cials. We saw Obama’s rise
to the position of America’s chief execu-
tive and Commander in Chief met with
resistance in the form of challenges to
his fundamental “Americanness.” It
is not unreasonable to expect that the
“American = white” equation will en-
gender similarly negative reactions to
the country’s demographic shift. 在
转动, such reactions will undermine
efforts to create an equitable, 只是, 和
racially diverse society.
Jennifer A.
Richeson &
Maureen A.
Craig
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minority
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关系
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