Jim O'Shaughnessy(@jposhaughnessy):"Psychologists Marilynn Brewer and her colleague Kathleen Pierce predicted that “when individuals, or social systems, are threatened by psychological, economic, or political loss,” social identities will be defined based on more exclusive and less complex categories that simplify the world, driven by a desperate need to reduce uncertainty. The result is increased discrimination and resistance to change."

2026.09.17 14:00

"Psychologists Marilynn Brewer and her colleague Kathleen Pierce predicted that “when individuals, or social systems, are threatened by psychological, economic, or political loss,” social identities will be defined based on more exclusive and less complex categories that simplify the world, driven by a desperate need to reduce uncertainty. The result is increased discrimination and resistance to change."