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Sidanius Jim

Social dominance : An intergroup theory of social hierarchy and oppression - Cambridge Cambridge University Press 1999 - 403p ix

Contents
Part I. From There to Here - Theoretical Background:
1. From visiousness to viciousness: theories of intergroup relations;
2. Social dominance theory as a new synthesis;
Part II. Oppression and its Psycho-Ideological Elements:
3. The psychology of group dominance: social dominance orientation;
4. Let's both agree that you're really stupid: the power of consensual ideology;
Part III. The Circle of Oppression - The Myriad Expressions of Institutional Discrimination:
5. You stay in your part of town and I'll stay in mine: discrimination in the housing and retail markets;
6. They're just too lazy to work: discrimination in the labor market;
7. They're just mentally and physically unfit: discrimination in education and health care;
8. The more of 'them' in prison, the better: institutional terror, social control and the dynamics of the criminal justice system;
Part IV. Oppression as a Cooperative Game:
9. Social hierarchy and asymmetrical group behavior: social hierarchy and group difference in behavior;
10. Sex and power: the intersecting political psychologies of patriarchy and empty-set hierarchy;
11. Epilogue

ISBN: 9780521622905

Subjects--Topical Terms:
1. Social Dominance2. Social Groups3. Social Conflicts4. Social Pschology

Dewey Class. No.: 305.000000 / SID