Both dominant and subordinate castes prefer to seek authority from the male master.

Evidence

In general, the superior caste is hostile to the parvenus of the inferior caste: whites will not go to see a black doctor, nor men a woman doctor; but individuals from the lower caste, imbued with the feeling of their generic inferiority and often full of resentment of someone who has prevailed over destiny, will also prefer to turn to the masters; in particular, most women, steeped in the adoration of the male, avidly seek him in the doctor, lawyer, office manager. Neither men nor women like working under a woman’s orders. — Simone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex, 1939

Categorization

• XREF: Directly parallels the master-slave dialectic in Hegel and echoes the structure of caste prejudice Fanon later analyzes. — connects to: Subordinates sometimes favor dominant groups over their own ingroups — John T. Jost and Jim Sidanius, Political Psychology, 3209; A male leaders’ network unified around gendered authority above doctrinal differences. — Kristin Kobes Du Mez, Jesus and John Wayne: How White…, 463; Caste Hindu reform organizations expected untouchables to accept subordinate roles (+3 more)
• DEFINE: Illuminates Beauvoir’s key concept that woman is constituted as Other by the male subject, including by women themselves.

Broader Connections

• Subordinates sometimes favor dominant groups over their own ingroups #expands (0.80) — John T. Jost and Jim Sidanius, Political Psychology, 3209
• A male leaders’ network unified around gendered authority above doctrinal differences. #exemplifies (0.75) — Kristin Kobes Du Mez, Jesus and John Wayne, 463
• Caste Hindu reform organizations expected untouchables to accept subordinate roles #exemplifies (0.75)
• Dominants prefer affection and reasoning over hostility because compliance is cheaper #expands (0.75) — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 668
• Caste hierarchy is maintained by ubiquitous violence rather than consent. #contradicts (0.70) — Ambedkar, B R, Annihilation of Caste_ The Annotated…, 302
• Caste membership rather than merit determines who Hindus will follow as leaders #exemplifies (0.70) — Ambedkar, B R, Annihilation of Caste_ The Annotated…, 902