Social dominance an intergroup theory of social hierarchy and oppression
This volume focuses on two questions: why do people from one social group oppress and discriminate against people from other groups? and why is this oppression so mind numbingly difficult to eliminate? The answers to these questions are framed using the conceptual framework of social dominance theor...
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Cambridge :
Cambridge University Press
1999.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover
- Half-title
- Title
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Part I: From There to Here: Theoretical Background
- 1 From Viciousness to Viciousness: Theories of Intergroup Relations
- Psychological Theories
- The Frustration-Aggression Hypothesis
- Authoritarian Personality Theory (APT)
- Psychological Uncertainty and Anxiety Models
- Value and Value Conflict Theories
- Social-Cognitive Approach to Stereotyping
- The Facile Activation of Social Stereotypes
- Stereotypes as Causal Explanations
- The Contextual Sensitivity of Stereotypes
- The Tenacity and Self-Fulfilling Character of Social Stereotypes
- Social-Psychological Theories
- Socialization and Social Learning Theories
- Modern Racism Theories
- Realistic Group Conflict Theory
- Social Identity Theory (SIT)
- Social-Structural and Elite Theories
- Group Position Theory
- Marxism
- The Neoclassical Elite Approach
- Evolutionary Theory
- Summary and Conclusions
- 2 Social Dominance Theory: A New Synthesis
- Some Basic Observations
- Group-Based Versus Individual-Based Social Hierarchies
- The Trimorphic Structure of Group-Based Social Hierarchy
- Basic Assumptions of Social Dominance Theory
- Schematic Overview of Social Dominance Theory
- Aggregated Individual Discrimination
- Aggregated Institutional Discrimination
- Behavioral Asymmetry
- Legitimizing Myths
- The Nature of Social Dominance Orientation
- The Intersecting Psychologies of Gender and Arbitrary-Set Conflict
- Hierarchical Equilibrium and Hierarchy Constraints
- Other Structural Implications of Social Dominance Theory
- Increasing Disproportionality
- Hierarchical Consensuality
- Resiliency
- Consistencies in Social Organization Across Primate Species
- Summary
- Part II: Oppression and Its Psycho-Ideological Elements.
- 3 The Psychology of Group Dominance: Social Dominance Orientation
- Overview
- Descriptions of Samples and Scale Forms
- Anti-Egalitarianism and SDO Scales
- Reliability of Anti-Egalitarianism and SDO Scales
- Dimensionality of the SDO Scales
- Distinctions Between SDO and Related Concepts
- Rokeach's Two-Value Model
- Political Conservatism
- Authoritarianism
- Standard Personality Variables
- The Roots of SDO
- SDO and Other Demographic Indicators
- Filling Out the Psychology of Group Dominance
- SDO and Legitimizing Myths
- SDO and Hierarchy-Enhancing and Hierarchy-Attenuating Social Roles
- SDO, Group Discrimination, and Intergroup Context
- SDO as a Unifying Construct
- Summary and Conclusions
- 4 "Let's Both Agree That You're Really Stupid": The Power of Consensual Ideology
- The Construct of Legitimizing Myths
- Dissensual and Consensual Ideologies
- The Notion of Consensual and Dissensual Beliefs
- Some Empirical Demonstrations
- Summary and Conclusions
- 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
- Discrimination in the Housing Market
- Perceived Housing Discrimination
- Harder Evidence of Housing Discrimination: Mortgage Lending Data
- Very Hard Evidence of Housing Discrimination: Audit Studies
- The Subordinate Male Target Hypothesis
- The Costs of Discrimination
- Discrimination in the Retail Market
- Summary and Conclusions
- 6 "They're Just Too Lazy to Work": Discrimination in the Labor Market
- Self-Reports of Employment Discrimination
- The Subordinate Male Target Hypothesis in Employment Discrimination
- Definitive Evidence for Job Discrimination
- Factors Moderating the Degree of Employment Discrimination
- Other Moderating Variables.
- Psychological and Economic Consequences of Employment Discrimination
- Summary
- 7 "They're Just Mentally and Physically Unfit": Discrimination in Education and Health Care
- Discrimination in Education
- Mechanisms Producing Poor Academic Achievement
- Some Qualifying Conditions
- Social Status and Health
- The Social Status-Health Gradient
- Discrimination in the Health Care System
- Does Racism Make You Sick?
- Summary
- 8 "The More of 'Them' in Prison, the Better": Institutional Terror, Social Control, and the Dynamics of the Criminal Justice System
- Law and the Exercise of Terror
- Official Terror and the Criminal Justice System
- Fear of the State and Arbitrary-Set Social Status
- Gender and Age Exceptionalism
- Subordinate Male Target Hypothesis and the Criminal Justice System
- Summary
- Part IV: Oppression as a Cooperative Game
- 9 Social Hierarchy and Asymmetrical Group Behavior
- Asymmetrical Ingroup Bias
- Asymmetrical Opposition to Intergroup Marriage
- Ideological Asymmetry
- Group Debilitating Behaviors
- Asymmetry in Parenting Styles and Spouse Abuse
- Asymmetry in Educational Behavior
- Gender Exceptionalism
- Asymmetry in Health-Related Behaviors
- Asymmetry in Criminal Activity
- General Conclusions
- Summary
- 10 Sex and Power: The Intersecting Political Psychologies of Patriarchy and Arbitrary-Set Hierarchy
- The Evolutionary Framework
- Empirical Implications
- The Invariance Hypothesis
- Contrasts Between Arbitrary-Set Interactionism and Gender Invariance
- Additional Support for the Invariance Hypothesis
- The Gender Gap Revisited
- Sociopolitical Attitudes
- Occupational Roles
- Other Motives
- Reproductive Strategies, Social Hierarchy, and Social Dominance Orientation
- Sexual Promiscuity and Social Dominance Orientation
- Sexual Jealousy and Social Dominance Orientation.
- Caring for Children and Social Dominance Orientation
- Desire for a High-Status Mate and Social Dominance Orientation
- The Subordinate Male Target Hypothesis Revisited: Interface Between Patriarchy and Arbitrary-Set Hierarchy
- Summary
- 11 Epilogue
- Levels of Analysis
- Psychological Predispositions
- Social Context
- Institutional Discrimination
- The Interactive Nature of Social Dominance Processes
- Comparisons with Other Theories
- Material Versus Symbolic Group Conflict
- Future Directions for Research on Group Dominance
- Personal Statement
- Notes
- References
- Author Index
- Subject Index.
