Social Dominance Theory
Social Dominance Theory (SDT; e.g., Sidanius & Pratto, 1999) is an attempt to combine social psychological theories of intergroup relations with wider social process of ideology and the legitimization of social inequalities. SDT begins with the premise that most societies contain status hierarchies, with some groups systematically privileged over other groups. Thus, SDT has been used to explain the persistent inequalities of groups based on gender, race, and other marginalized social categories.
SDT is a theory of social and intergroup relations that focuses on how people develop hierarchy supporting belief structures as a support for institutional dominance. It involves studies of who is likely to hold such attitudes, how they come to do so, and what are the ramifications for thought and action.
Legitimizing myth; ideology; hierarchy; social psychology of prejudice
According to SDT, a combination of political conservatism,...
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