an intergroup theory of social hierarchy and oppression /
Jim Sidanius, Felicia Pratto
x, 403 pages :
illustrations ;
24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 345-388) and index
From viciousness to viciousness: theories of intergroup relations -- Social dominance theory: a new synthesis -- The psychology of group dominance: social dominance orientation -- "Lets both agree that you're really stupid": the power of consensual ideology -- "You stay in your part of town, and I'll stay in mine": discrimination in the housing and retail markets -- "They're just too lazy to work": discrimination in the labor market -- "They're just mentally and physically unfit": discrimination in education and health care -- "The more of 'them' in prison, the better": institutional terror, social control, and the dynamics of the criminal justice system -- Social hierarchy and asymmetrical group behaviour -- Sex and power: the intersecting political psychologies of patriarchy and arbitrary-set hierarchy
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This volume focuses on the question of why people of one social group oppress and discriminate against people from other groups. It also considers why this is so difficult to eliminate, using the conceptual framework of social dominance theory