Social Dominance: An Intergroup Theory of Social Hierarchy and Oppression
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...According to social dominance theory, human societies strive to minimize group conflict by developing ideological belief systems that justify the hegemony of some groups over others (Pratto, 1999; Pratto et al., 1994; Sidanius, 1993; Sidanius & Pratto, 1999; Sidanius et al., 1996)....
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...…regulatory focus (Higgins, 1997; Liberman et al., 1999), anxiety arising from mortality salience (Greenberg et al., 1990, 1992), group-based dominance (Pratto et al., 1994; Sidanius & Pratto, 1999), and system justification tendencies (Jost & Banaji, 1994; Jost, Burgess, & Mosso, 2001)....
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...…dissonance, uncertainty, or instability (e.g., Jost, Pelham, Sheldon, & Sullivan, 2003; Lane, 1962; Nias, 1973), whereas the advantaged might gravitate toward conservatism for reasons of self-interest or social dominance (e.g., Centers, 1949; Sidanius & Ekehammar, 1979; Sidanius & Pratto, 1999)....
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...Ideological devices such as these are inherently conservative in content because they seek to preserve existing hierarchies of status, power, and wealth and to prevent qualitative social change (e.g., Sidanius & Pratto, 1999)....
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...First, they may lead to an actively hostile or dominant approach to dealing with socially sanctioned scapegoats and devalued out-groups, which is also the primary focus of social dominance theory (Sidanius & Pratto, 1999; Whitley, 1999)....
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...…showed that reminders of benevolent and complementary gender stereotypes increase both gender-specific and diffuse support for the system among women respondents, who might otherwise be less likely than men to view the status quo as fair, legitimate, and justified (e.g., Sidanius & Pratto, 1999)....
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...Like all contemporary researchers of intergroup relations, we have been influenced immensely by theories of social identification (Tajfel & Turner, 1986) and social dominance (Sidanius & Pratto, 1999)....
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...We do not believe, however, that the existing evidence is sufficient to warrant accepting the notion that hierarchy and inequality are genetically mandated at either the individual or species level, as argued by Sidanius and Pratto (1993, 1999) ....
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...(Bobo, 1988; Sherif, 1967; Sidanius & Pratto, 1999) Intergroup behavior is driven primarily by ethnocentrism and ingroup favoritism....
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...Like all contemporary researchers of intergroup relations, we have been influenced immensely by theories of social identification (Tajfel & Turner, 1986) and social dominance ( Sidanius & Pratto, 1999 )....
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...For example, people may accept or even internalize their disadvantage, or use social creativity strategies (e.g., Derks, Van Laar, & Ellemers, 2006; Jost & Hunyady, 2002; Major, 1994; Schmitt, Branscombe, & Postmes, 2003; Sidanius & Pratto, 1999)....
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...Structural disadvantage includes structural low group status or discrimination based on membership of a social group or category (e.g., Jost & Hunyady, 2002; Major, 1994; Sidanius & Pratto, 1999; Sidanius, Pratto, Van Laar, & Levin, 2004; Tajfel, 1978)....
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...Indeed, high status groups are often motivated to maintain and enhance group-based hierarchies (e.g., Jost & Major, 2001; Sidanius & Pratto, 1999; Sidanius et al., 2004)....
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...Supporting this guideline are contextual data that provide a rationale for positioning multiculturalism as thematic to structures, functions, and strategic planning within an organization, as well as examples of changes in psychology policies and practices....
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...…the United States and have noted that ignoring group differences can lead to the maintenance of the status quo and assumptions that racial/ethnic minority groups share the same perspective as dominant group members (Schofield, 1986; Sidanius & Pratto, 1999; Wolsko, Park, Judd, & Wittenbrink, 2000)....
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