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Social Dominance: An Intergroup Theory of Social Hierarchy and Oppression
Jim Sidanius,Felicia Pratto +1 more
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In this paper, the authors present a theory of intergroup relations from visiousness to viciousness, and the psychology of group dominance, as well as the dynamics of the criminal justice system.Abstract:
Part I. From There to Here - Theoretical Background: 1. From visiousness to viciousness: theories of intergroup relations 2. Social dominance theory as a new synthesis Part II. Oppression and its Psycho-Ideological Elements: 3. The psychology of group dominance: social dominance orientation 4. Let's both agree that you're really stupid: the power of consensual ideology Part III. The Circle of Oppression - The Myriad Expressions of Institutional Discrimination: 5. You stay in your part of town and I'll stay in mine: discrimination in the housing and retail markets 6. They're just too lazy to work: discrimination in the labor market 7. They're just mentally and physically unfit: discrimination in education and health care 8. The more of 'them' in prison, the better: institutional terror, social control and the dynamics of the criminal justice system Part IV. Oppression as a Cooperative Game: 9. Social hierarchy and asymmetrical group behavior: social hierarchy and group difference in behavior 10. Sex and power: the intersecting political psychologies of patriarchy and empty-set hierarchy 11. Epilogue.read more
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Another view of “we”: Majority and minority group perspectives on a common ingroup identity
TL;DR: More recently, this article extended the Common Ingroup Identity Model by considering more fully alternative forms of recategorisation (a dual identity as well as a one-group representation), the different preferences of majority and minority groups for these different forms, and the potential implications of these different preferences on the content of intergroup interaction and on the possibilities for social change towards equality.
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Differentiating the effects of status and power: a justice perspective.
Steven L. Blader,Ya-Ru Chen +1 more
TL;DR: 5 studies tested the prediction that status and power would have opposing effects on justice enacted toward others and showed consistent evidence that status is positively associated withJustice toward others, while power is negatively associated with justice toward others.
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Priming meritocracy and the psychological justification of inequality
Shannon K. McCoy,Brenda Major +1 more
TL;DR: The authors found that activating meritocratic beliefs increases the extent to which individuals psychologically justify status inequalities, even when those inequalities are disadvantageous to the self, and that priming meritocracy prompts individuals to engage in system-justifying psychological responses when they experience threat either at the personal or group level.
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Yet another dark side of chivalry: Benevolent sexism undermines and hostile sexism motivates collective action for social change.
TL;DR: It is demonstrated that exposing women to benevolent sexism decreases their engagement in collective action, whereas exposure to hostile sexism increases it, and results from Studies 3 and 4 support the causal chain described in the mediational models tested in Studies 1 and 2.
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Collective action: Towards a dual-pathway model
Stefan Stürmer,Bernd Simon +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, a dual-pathway model of collective action is proposed, based on social-psychological approaches and traditional social movement research, in line with traditional social movements.
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