Rooting for the top dog: How social dominance motives shape group preference in intergroup competition

Does, Serena; Mentovich, Avital

doi:10.1016/j.jesp.2015.09.002

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“…Although these beliefs are theoretically related to support for the status quo (Jost & Hunyady, 2005), given that most social arrangements are already unequal (Jost et al, 2015), the preference for unequal group relationships is, thus, also associated with system-justifying beliefs (for a similar argument, see Brandt & Reyna, 2012; Sengupta et al, 2015). For example, SDO has been associated with opposition to equality (Sibley & Duckitt, 2010); decreasing support to the underprivileged, as well as less support for women in leadership positions (Pratto et al, 2013); prejudice and conservatism (Ho et al, 2012); support for the death penalty, opposition to homosexual civil rights (Pratto et al, 2000); denying climate change (Jylhä & Akrami, 2015); and preference for advantaged countries (Does & Mentovich, 2016); among other variables. In addition, SDO tends to be lower in more democratic and equalitarian countries (Fischer, Hanke, & Sibley, 2012).…”

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A Comparison of Social Dominance Theory and System Justification: The Role of Social Status in 19 Nations

Salfate

Páez

Liu

et al. 2018

Pers Soc Psychol Bull

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This study tests specific competing hypotheses from social dominance theory/realistic conflict theory (RCT) versus system justification theory about the role of social status. In particular, it examines whether system justification belief and effects are stronger among people with low socioeconomic status, and in less socially developed and unequal nations than among better-off people and countries. A cross-national survey was carried out in 19 nations from the Americas, Western and Eastern Europe, Asia, and Oceania using representative online samples ( N = 14,936, 50.15% women, M = 41.61 years). At the individual level, system justification beliefs, right-wing authoritarianism, social dominance orientation, national identification, sociopolitical conservatism, sex, age, and social status were measured. At the national level, the human development index and the Gini index were used. Multilevel analyses performed indicated that results fit better with the social dominance/RCT approach, as system justification was higher in high-status and developed nations; further, associations between legitimizing ideologies and system justification were stronger among high-status people.

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A Comparison of Social Dominance Theory and System Justification: The Role of Social Status in 19 Nations

Salfate

Páez

Liu

et al. 2018

Pers Soc Psychol Bull

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“…Likewise, Study 4 was a field study, so it was virtually impossible to measure participants' political orientation. In addition, political conservatism has different meanings in different contexts, and other related factors such as social dominance orientation have been discussed with respect to the Olympics (e.g., Does & Mentovich, 2016). We believe that it is a worthy endeavor to further investigate the role of political orientation and other relevant factors.…”

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The Olympic paradox: The Olympics and intergroup biases

Kim

2020

Group Processes & Intergroup Relations

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The Olympics aim to promote peace and unity across the globe through sports. Ironically, however, we predicted that the Olympics could be associated with intergroup biases because the Olympics not only activate social/national identity as a citizen, but also highlight intense competition between countries. In support of this prediction, attitudes toward outgroups were negatively associated with international sporting events like the Olympics (Studies 1–2). Moreover, both behavioral intentions (Study 3) and actual behaviors (Study 4) toward outgroups were more negative during the Olympics than before the Olympics. During the Olympics, Koreans were less willing to donate money to help migrant workers and showed a tendency to discriminate against Southeast Asian job applicants. Interestingly, the association was observed for negatively stereotyped outgroups (e.g., Southeast Asians and Chinese), but not for favorably stereotyped outgroups (e.g., Canadians).

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“…While SDO emerged as the most consistent predictor of prejudice, its effects did not interact with the mentally ills' socioeconomic status or gender as one could have expected. We had reasoned that high SDOs possibly would show more negativity toward low‐status individuals as previous research suggested (Does & Mentovich, ; Duckitt & Sibley, ; Oldmeadow & Fiske, ). One reason for why this was not the case can be that, different to countries such as the United States, it is common in Norway for high‐status as well as low‐status individuals to make use of social welfare goods such as the public health system (Clench‐Aas, ; Finnvold, ).…”

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Explaining prejudice toward the mentally ill: A test of sociopolitical, demographic, and socioeconomic factors

Johansson

Kunst

2017

J Applied Social Pyschol

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People with mental disorders often face prejudices that can further deteriorate their condition. We tested whether Social Dominance Orientation (SDO), Right‐Wing Authoritarianism (RWA), and Belief in a Just World (BJW), and characteristics of the mentally ill predict such prejudices. Both in a general population sample and a sample of health professionals and trainees, SDO, but not RWA and BJW, predicted more prejudice, although this pattern was less pronounced among health professionals/trainees. BJW interacted with the targets' gender in Study 1, predicting less empathy toward a male but not toward a female mentally ill person. In Study 2, depressed individuals were blamed more for their illness than those with schizophrenia or cancer. Implications for future research and clinical practice are discussed.

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Rooting for the top dog: How social dominance motives shape group preference in intergroup competition

Cited by 12 publications

References 9 publications

A Comparison of Social Dominance Theory and System Justification: The Role of Social Status in 19 Nations

A Comparison of Social Dominance Theory and System Justification: The Role of Social Status in 19 Nations

The Olympic paradox: The Olympics and intergroup biases

Explaining prejudice toward the mentally ill: A test of sociopolitical, demographic, and socioeconomic factors

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