Evaluate the collective function of references cited together in a given text segment.
Classify their combined role into one of the following categories: 'method', 'background', or 'result'.

Text:Race-related beliefs shape perceptions of White disadvantage and , doi:10.1016/j.obhdp.2010.11.011
are a result of efforts to protect the outcomes of one’s in-group (e.g., Lowery et al., 2006), rather than an objection to cultural norms of meritocracy.
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