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Social Dominance Theory: Its Agenda and Method
Author(s) -
Sidanius Jim,
Pratto Felicia,
Van Laar Colette,
Levin Shana
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
political psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.419
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1467-9221
pISSN - 0162-895X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-9221.2004.00401.x
Subject(s) - reductionism , social identity theory , dominance (genetics) , epistemology , hierarchy , social theory , social psychology , redundancy (engineering) , sociology , psychology , dominance hierarchy , computer science , social group , political science , philosophy , aggression , biochemistry , chemistry , gene , law , operating system
The theory has been misconstrued in four primary ways, which are often expressed as the claims of psychological reductionism, conceptual redundancy, biological reductionism, and hierarchy justification. This paper addresses these claims and suggests how social dominance theory builds on and moves beyond social identity theory and system justification theory.