Gender Differences in Social Dominance Orientation: The Role of Cognitive Complexity

Sex Roles ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 62 (9-10) ◽  
pp. 684-692 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rob Foels ◽  
Landon D. Reid
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Social Dominance ◽  
Cognitive Complexity ◽  
Social Dominance Orientation

Gender Differences in Social Dominance: The Role of Cognitive Complexity

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rob Foels ◽  
Landon D. Reid
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Social Dominance ◽  
Cognitive Complexity

scholarly journals Why Are Men More Likely to Endorse Myths About Child Sexual Abuse Than Women? Evidence From Disposition and Situation-Based Approaches

2021 ◽  
pp. 107755952098835
Author(s):  
Eunice Magalhães ◽  
João Graça ◽  
Carla Antunes ◽  
Célia Ferreira ◽  
Micaela Pinheiro
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Child Sexual Abuse ◽  
Social Dominance ◽  
Moral Disengagement ◽  
Social Dominance Orientation ◽  
Cognitive Mechanisms ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Mediating Role

Research on attitudes toward Child Sexual Abuse (CSA) consistently shows that men are more likely to endorse myths about CSA events, victims and perpetrators, compared to women. Here we present two studies that examine why these gender differences occur. Study one (N = 439) followed a dispositional approach to test the mediating role of empathy, social dominance orientation (SDO) and propensity for moral disengagement in the association between gender and the endorsement of CSA myths. Male participants showed higher levels of SDO and propensity for moral disengagement, and lower empathy, which in turn were associated with greater CSA myths acceptance. Study two (N = 360) followed a situational approach to test these processes using a specific case of CSA. Male participants showed higher levels of SDO and lower empathy, which in turn were associated with lower scores of perceived assault seriousness, victim credibility, perpetrator culpability, and greater victim culpability. Overall, the results suggest that men and women may appraise CSA differently, which can be partly explained by differences in SDO, propensity to morally disengage, and empathy. Furthermore, different cognitive mechanisms may be activated with regard to general appraisals of CSA compared to specific cases of CSA.

Obedient Authoritarians or Lay Darwinists?

2019 ◽  
pp. 29-61
Author(s):  
Michał Bilewicz
Keyword(s):  
Social Dominance ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Social Dominance Orientation ◽  
Mass Murder ◽  
Social Darwinism ◽  
Conspiracy Theories ◽  
The Holocaust ◽  
Insight Into ◽  
General Explanation

This chapter discusses the role of ideology in genocides, beyond the traditional conservatism–liberalism distinction. This chapter analyzes ideological views in greater detail by reviewing established psychological concepts, such as authoritarianism and social dominance orientation, as well as conspiracy theories, racial health ideology, and the concept of Lebensraum that formed the ideological foundation of the Holocaust and other large-scale crimes. Authoritarian ideology accurately explains the behavior of desk killers, bureaucrats responsible for organizing the mass murder. Social dominance ideology seems to give a more general explanation of genocide—it can be found in German social Darwinism, the idea of Lebensraum, the Nazi eugenic program, and the illusions spread by occupiers among the victims and the bystanders. The chapter suggests that deep study of ideologies might provide important insight into perpetrators’ worldviews and into their justifications of criminal acts, as well as an explanation of bystanders’ and victims’ behavior.

Prejudice and Inclusiveness in Adolescence: The Role of Social Dominance Orientation and Multiple Categorization

2019 ◽  
Vol 91 (4) ◽  
pp. 1183-1202 ◽  
Author(s):  
Flavia Albarello ◽  
Elisabetta Crocetti ◽  
Monica Rubini
Keyword(s):  
Social Dominance ◽  
Social Dominance Orientation

scholarly journals Reactions to Crime as a Hierarchy Regulating Strategy: The Moderating Role of Social Dominance Orientation

2009 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 416-436 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eva G. T. Green ◽  
Lotte Thomsen ◽  
Jim Sidanius ◽  
Christian Staerklé ◽  
Polina Potanina
Keyword(s):  
Social Dominance ◽  
Social Dominance Orientation ◽  
Moderating Role
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