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| Social dominance: Social dominance in psychology refers to the hierarchical arrangement within social groups, where certain individuals assert control and achieve higher status. This concept involves dominance behaviors and relationships that determine power dynamics and influence within the group. It is observed in human and in animal societies. See also Social groups, Group behavior, Social behavior, Authority, Power._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
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Psychological Theories on Social Dominance - Dictionary of Arguments
Haslam I 171 Def Social Dominance Theory/psychological theories: here evidence for ingroup favouritism is used to argue that intergroup discrimination is a generic feature of many intergroup relations (Sidanius and Pratto, 1999)(1). Problems: it is not clear whether the reference to the social identity theory of Tajfel is accurate. >Social Identity Theory/Tajfel, >Minimal group/Tajfel, >Social Identity/Tajfel. Especially for the interpretation of the results see >Method/Tajfel. 1. Sidanius, J. and Pratto, F. (1999) Social Dominance: An Intergroup Theory of Social Hierarchy and Oppression. New York: Cambridge University Press. Russell Spears and Sabine Otten,“Discrimination. Revisiting Tajfel’s minimal group studies“, in: Joanne R. Smith and S. Alexander Haslam (eds.) 2017. Social Psychology. Revisiting the Classic studies. London: Sage Publications_____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
Psychological Theories Haslam I S. Alexander Haslam Joanne R. Smith Social Psychology. Revisiting the Classic Studies London 2017 |
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