Dominant groups maintain advantage through affection-laced paternalism rather than hostility

Evidence

Jackman (ch. 6 this volume) goes further, arguing that paternalism, which disguises dominance with an overlay of affection toward subordinates, is the preferred mode by which dominants maintain their advantages and undermine subordinates’ resistance. — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 182

Categorization

• XREF: Strongly echoes the addendum article ‘Complaints About Immodesty Go Way Back’ framework and benevolent sexism; paternalism as a control mode across gender, race, colonialism. — connects to: Lesbianism is tolerated because it preserves masculine dominance — Simone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex, 1035; When two human groups compete, the advantaged one maintains dominance through oppression — Simone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex, 151; Compensation plus courtship persuaded expellees to integrate despite lingering inequality — Manuel Borutta and Jan C. Jansen, Vertriebene and Pieds-Noirs in Postwar…, 186 (+1 more)
• ADDENDUM: Directly relevant to the ‘On Sacrifice’ and moral-panic work: affection-laced dominance as a mechanism for stabilizing stratified arrangements.
• DEEPTHINKING: A subtle, paradigm-lifting claim: domination works best when dressed as love, upending the assumption that prejudice equals hostility.