title: Does social dominance generate prejudice? Integrating individual and contextual determinants of intergroup cognitions.
abstract: Social dominance orientation (SDO) has been proposed as an important variable in the explanation of prejudice. We distinguish between three conceptualizations of SDO: SDO as a personality trait (personality model), SDO as a moderator of the effects of situational variables (Person x Situation model), and SDO as a mediator of the effect of social position on prejudice (group socialization model [GSM]). Four studies (N = 1.657) looking at the relations between social positions, SDO, and prejudice in a natural setting and in a laboratory setting provide strong support for the GSM. In contrast to previous correlational findings, there is evidence of a cause (dominant social position), an effect (prejudice increases), and a mediator (SDO). These results suggest new perspectives on the integration of individual and contextual determinants of prejudice.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Psychologie Sociale de la Cognition, Université Blaise Pascal, CNRS Clermont-Ferrand, France. serge.guimond@srvpsy.univ-bpclermont.fr
authors.forename: Serge
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Guimond
authors.forename: Michaël
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dambrun
authors.forename: Nicolas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Michinov
authors.forename: Sandra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Duarte
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003071:Cognition; D005006:Ethnicity; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010551:Personality; D011287:Prejudice; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012649:Self Concept; D012930:Social Dominance; D012938:Social Perception; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires