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Domination of Domination Idea: “The Will to Power” in Contemporary Social Theory. Part II
Sotsiologicheskie issledovaniya, 2023The article discusses the "power determinism" and "power reductionism" ideas, in particular, in relation to the scientific knowledge field. Unlike the classical era of social science, based on the idea of an honest and unbiased search for truth, today the idea of scientific knowledge as politically engaged and subordinate to social movements, acting ...
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Social dominance theory and medical specialty choice
Advances in Health Sciences Education, 2015Understanding how medical students select their specialty is a fundamental issue for public health and educational policy makers. One of the factors that students take into account is a specialty's prestige which hinges partly on its focus on technique rather than whole person.
Brice, Lepièce +3 more
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Social Dominance Theory and Power Comparison
2020Abstract This chapter extends classic social comparison research to explain how people think about group-based hierarchies and how they act within them. People spontaneously compare themselves to others in terms of relative status and power, not only as individuals but also as members of groups relative to other groups.
Robin Bergh +3 more
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Deference and Dominance in Old Age: An Exploration in Social Theory
The International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 1983Nonverbal expressions of power and control in the daily lives of old people are examined from a life span perspective that combines social exchange theory, Goffman's classic work on deference and demeanor, and Henley's power theory of nonverbal communication and paralinguistics.
J, McGee, M, Barker
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A functionalist theory of social domination
Journal of Political Power, 2013In this paper, I develop a functionalist theory of social domination to compete with current theories of this kind of social power that have arisen with and from the work of Philip Pettit. In the latter view, the basic structure of domination is seen as the capacity for ‘arbitrary interference’ of one agent in the life choices of another agent ...
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Social Dominance Theory: A New Synthesis
2004As we saw in the preceding chapter, a number of classical and contemporary theories of social attitudes and intergroup relations have given us some important insights into the nature and dynamics of intergroup conflict, stereotyping, and group oppression.
Jim Sidanius, Felicia Pratto
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Basic and Applied Social Psychology, 2002
Social dominance theory (SDT) suggests that prejudice legitimizes and maintains the existing social hierarchy. Consistent with an SDT explanation, it was predicted that (a) perceptions of threat to the existing social hierarchy and (b) social dominance orientation (SDO) would be related to stronger beliefs in stereotypes and "legitimizing myths." In ...
Ryan M. Quist, Miriam G. Resendez
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Social dominance theory (SDT) suggests that prejudice legitimizes and maintains the existing social hierarchy. Consistent with an SDT explanation, it was predicted that (a) perceptions of threat to the existing social hierarchy and (b) social dominance orientation (SDO) would be related to stronger beliefs in stereotypes and "legitimizing myths." In ...
Ryan M. Quist, Miriam G. Resendez
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Dominant Ideologies (RLE Social Theory)
2014In this volume leading international scholars elaborate upon the central issues of the analysis of ideology: the nature of dominant ideologies. The ways in which ideologies are transmitted; their effects on dominant and subordinate social classes in different societies; the contrast between individualistic and collectivist belief systems; and the ...
Bryan S. Turner +2 more
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A social dominance theory perspective on multicultural competence
Counselling Psychology Quarterly, 2018We describe and test a new perspective on understanding multicultural competencies (MCCs), namely the application of Social Dominance Theory (SDT).
Melanie M. Lantz +2 more
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Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 1994
This study investigated differences in social dominance orientation between incumbents of different social roles (police officers vs. public defenders) and ethnic groups known to differ in general social status (i.e., whites vs. blacks and Hispanics). Consistent with theoretical expectations: (a) Police were significantly more social‐dominance oriented
Jim Sidanius +3 more
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This study investigated differences in social dominance orientation between incumbents of different social roles (police officers vs. public defenders) and ethnic groups known to differ in general social status (i.e., whites vs. blacks and Hispanics). Consistent with theoretical expectations: (a) Police were significantly more social‐dominance oriented
Jim Sidanius +3 more
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