Social Dominance - An Intergroup Theory of Social Hierarchy and Oppression (Paperback, New Ed)

This volume focuses on two questions: Why do people from one social group oppress and discriminate against people from other groups? And why is this oppression so difficult to eliminate? The answers to these questions are formed using the conceptual framework of social dominance theory. Social dominance theory argues that the major forms of intergroup conflict, such as racism, classism and patriarchy, are all basically derived from the basic human predisposition to form and maintain hierarchial and group-based systems of social organization. In essence, social dominance theory presumes that, beneath major and sometimes profound differences between different human societies there is also a basic grammar of social power shared by all societies in common.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	February 2001
First published:	1999
Authors:	Jim Sidanius • Felicia Pratto
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	416
Edition:	New Ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-521-80540-7
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Psychology > Social, group or collective psychology Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social groups & communities > General
LSN:	0-521-80540-6
Barcode:	9780521805407

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