Hierarchy persists through individual, institutional, and subordinate-side processes jointly

Evidence

As shown in the extreme right-hand side of Figure 18.1, SDT argues that group-based social hierarchy is driven by three proximal processes: (a) aggregated individual discrimination, (b) aggregated institutional discrimination, and (c) behavioral asymmetry. These proximal processes are regulated, in part, by legitimizing myths. — John T. Jost and Jim Sidanius, Political Psychology, 3191

Categorization

• XREF: Behavioral asymmetry reverses the reader’s Frankfurt reading of oppression as purely top-down ruling-class action, complementing Horkheimer’s racket theory. — connects to: Institutional legacies persist through deliberate elite action, not inertia alone — Anna M. Grzymala-Busse, Redeeming The Communist Past: The…, 371; Social hierarchy is maintained by dominants and subordinates cooperatively — John T. Jost and Jim Sidanius, Political Psychology, 3212; Subordinated racial groups actively participate in creating and maintaining hierarchy — David Theo Goldberg, John Solomos, A Companion to Racial and Ethnic Studies, 3583 (+8 more)

Broader Connections

• Social hierarchy is maintained by dominants and subordinates cooperatively #corroborates (0.90) — John T. Jost and Jim Sidanius, Political Psychology, 3212
• Subordinated racial groups actively participate in creating and maintaining hierarchy #corroborates (0.85) — David Theo Goldberg, John Solomos, A Companion to Racial and Ethnic Studies, 3583
• Institutions coordinate agent behavior and persist beyond individuals #expands (0.80)
• Organizational and political factors, not animosity, create and preserve group dominance #corroborates (0.78)
• Dominant classes survive crises by out-maneuvering subordinate groups #expands (0.75)
• Subordinate groups share the dominant status ranking of their own subordination #exemplifies (0.75) — John T. Jost and Jim Sidanius, Political Psychology, 3252