scholarly journals If they can’t change, why support change? Implicit theories about groups, social dominance orientation and political identity

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 151-173 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dennis T. Kahn ◽  
Michal Reifen Tagar ◽  
Eran Halperin ◽  
Martin Bäckström ◽  
Joseph A. Vitriol ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Dominance ◽  
Implicit Theories ◽  
Political Identity ◽  
Social Issues ◽  
Social Dominance Orientation ◽  
Right Wing ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Practical Implications ◽  
The U.S

In three studies across three cultures (U.S., Sweden, and Israel), we examine whether implicit theories about groups are associated with political identity and whether this relationship is mediated by Social Dominance Orientation (SDO). Study 1 found that raising the salience of entity beliefs leads to increased right-wing political self-identification on social issues, although no such effect was found regarding general or economic political identity. In Study 2, we found that the more participants endorsed entity beliefs about groups (vs. incremental beliefs about groups), the more they identified as political rightists (vs. leftists) in the U.S., Sweden, and Israel. SDO mediated this relationship in the U.S. and Swedish samples, but not in the Israeli sample – a political setting in which political identity is largely determined by attitudes regarding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Study 3 showed that SDO mediated the relationship between implicit theories about groups and Israelis’ political identity regarding social/economic issues, but did not have such a mediating role with respect to political identity regarding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed.

scholarly journals Sex Differences in the Relation of Aggression to Social Dominance Orientation and Right Wing Authoritarianism

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Luke Howison
Keyword(s):  
Sex Differences ◽  
Social Dominance ◽  
Group Identification ◽  
Social Dominance Orientation ◽  
Major Effect ◽  
Right Wing ◽  
Right Wing Authoritarianism ◽  
Invariance Hypothesis ◽  
Aggression Questionnaire ◽  
The Relationship

<p>Two general population studies examined the association of Social Dominance Orientation (SDO) and Right Wing Authoritarianism (RWA) with the Aggression Questionnaire, and any sex differences in this relationship. SDO and RWA were both associated with aggression; however, contradictory sex differences were found. In Study 1 (N = 270), SDO and aggression was associated for females but not males; the opposite was found in Study 2 (N = 178). A model of the relationships between SDO, RWA, sex, hostility, anger and physical aggression was constructed and evaluated for Study 1. Study 2 included additional measures including instrumental/expressive aggression, femininity/masculinity, gender group identification and sexism. SDO was related to instrumental aggression, suggesting that social dominators use aggression instrumentally. Masculinity/femininity did not have a major effect on the aggressionSDO/RWA relationship; however, gender identity mediated the relationship between sex and SDO, replicating previous challenges of the invariance hypothesis</p>

scholarly journals Don’t Tread on Me

2012 ◽  
Vol 38 (8) ◽  
pp. 1018-1029 ◽  
Author(s):  
Collin D. Barnes ◽  
Ryan P. Brown ◽  
Lindsey L. Osterman
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Social Dominance ◽  
Social Dominance Orientation ◽  
National Sample ◽  
Right Wing ◽  
Right Wing Authoritarianism ◽  
The U.S

Using both college students and a national sample of adults, the authors report evidence linking the ideology of masculine honor in the U.S. with militant responses to terrorism. In Study 1, individuals’ honor ideology endorsement predicted, among other outcomes, open-ended hostile responses to a fictitious attack on the Statue of Liberty and support for the use of extreme counterterrorism measures (e.g., severe interrogations), controlling for right-wing authoritarianism, social dominance orientation, and other covariates. In Study 2, the authors used a regional classification to distinguish honor state respondents from nonhonor state respondents, as has traditionally been done in the literature, and showed that students attending a southwestern university desired the death of the terrorists responsible for 9/11 more than did their northern counterparts. These studies are the first to show that masculine honor ideology in the U.S. has implications for the intergroup phenomenon of people’s responses to terrorism.

scholarly journals Social Dominance and Attitude towards Immigrants: The Key Role of Happiness

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (8) ◽  
pp. 126
Author(s):  
Angelo Panno
Keyword(s):  
Social Dominance ◽  
Social Dominance Orientation ◽  
European Social Survey ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Social Survey ◽  
Future Studies ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Political Conflicts ◽  
The Relationship

War, famine, political conflicts and environmental factors (e.g., climate change) have increased the flow of immigrants into several European countries. Immigrants’ integration represents one of the most important challenges to our globalized society. Previous research has pointed out that social-dominant people show negative reactions towards immigrants. The present research is aimed at expanding and consolidating previous knowledge about immigrants’ research by proposing that: (i) citizens’ happiness is related to a favorable attitude towards immigrants; and (ii) social dominance orientation is related to attitude towards immigrants through happiness. In this study, a large sample recruited across different European countries (European Social Survey 2014 data, N = 40,185) has been considered. Measures of social dominance orientation, happiness and attitude towards immigrants have been assessed. Results showed that people’s happiness is related to favorable attitudes towards immigrants. Moreover, these results also showed the mediating role of happiness in the relationship between social dominance and attitude towards immigrants. Implications for future studies and policy strategies to support immigrants’ integration are discussed.

Racial Identity and Its Impact on Job Applicants

2015 ◽  
Vol 29 (3) ◽  
pp. 245-256 ◽  
Author(s):  
Astin D. Steward ◽  
George B. Cunningham
Keyword(s):  
Racial Identity ◽  
African Americans ◽  
Social Dominance ◽  
Experimental Studies ◽  
Social Dominance Orientation ◽  
Job Applicants ◽  
Athletic Director ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Practical Implications

Across two experimental studies, the purpose of this research project was to examine how Whites evaluate African Americans with a strong racial identity. In Study 1, participants evaluated applicants for an athletic director position. Relative to their weakly identified counterparts, applicants believed to possess a strong racial identity were rated as a poorer fit for the job. Results from Study 2, which was also set within the context of hiring an athletic director, show that participant social dominance orientation moderates the relationship between racial identity and subsequent evaluations. The authors discuss theoretical and practical implications, limitations, and future directions.

scholarly journals Sex Differences in the Relation of Aggression to Social Dominance Orientation and Right Wing Authoritarianism

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Luke Howison
Keyword(s):  
Sex Differences ◽  
Social Dominance ◽  
Group Identification ◽  
Social Dominance Orientation ◽  
Major Effect ◽  
Right Wing ◽  
Right Wing Authoritarianism ◽  
Invariance Hypothesis ◽  
Aggression Questionnaire ◽  
The Relationship

<p>Two general population studies examined the association of Social Dominance Orientation (SDO) and Right Wing Authoritarianism (RWA) with the Aggression Questionnaire, and any sex differences in this relationship. SDO and RWA were both associated with aggression; however, contradictory sex differences were found. In Study 1 (N = 270), SDO and aggression was associated for females but not males; the opposite was found in Study 2 (N = 178). A model of the relationships between SDO, RWA, sex, hostility, anger and physical aggression was constructed and evaluated for Study 1. Study 2 included additional measures including instrumental/expressive aggression, femininity/masculinity, gender group identification and sexism. SDO was related to instrumental aggression, suggesting that social dominators use aggression instrumentally. Masculinity/femininity did not have a major effect on the aggressionSDO/RWA relationship; however, gender identity mediated the relationship between sex and SDO, replicating previous challenges of the invariance hypothesis</p>

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