Seeing Beyond Whose Prejudice? Effects of Perpetrator Race on People of Color’s Willingness to Engage in Solidarity Efforts With Perpetrators of Racism

Abstract

Applying the stigma-based solidarity framework in an interpersonal context, the current research examined the role of perpetrator race/ethnicity in people of color’s willingness to engage with outgroup perpetrators of racism in anti-racism solidarity. Five experiments (N = 1,957) demonstrated that Asian, Latinx, and Black U.S. participants were more willing to discuss race, educate about ingroup-relevant racism, and work together to combat ingroup-relevant racism with perpetrators of color than with White perpetrators. This intraminority solidarity was explained by perceived greater shared discrimination experiences and anticipated greater comfort discussing discrimination with perpetrators of color. Current findings advance a nuanced understanding of intraminority relations.

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intraminority stigma-based solidarity intergroup relations discrimination identity

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