Andrew openly criticizes the asian americans in his neighborhood. he says that the presence of these "outsiders" has led to an increase in the crime rate in the united states. others in his neighborhood do not agree with him. his openly shared racist attitude is an example of

The concept of 'othering', a common mechanism used by members of the 'in-group' whereby outsiders are often categorised as having negative traits, in this case rising crime, and ultimately are seen as one large group of others, rather than a individual groups. This is known as the out group homogeneity effect, as clearly the others are not regarded with enough respect to have individual characteristics.