Male dominance motivation targets any group but acts mainly on subordinate out-groups

Evidence

Using the logic of sexual selection theory, we can derive no principles as to why intergroup aggression should necessarily be restricted toward males of subordinate groups. Males of any group, regardless of the group’s dominant or subordinate status, should be motivated to dominate other groups, or at the very least should aggressively resist being dominated, as the potential for complete failure in reproductive fitness is so great. Despite this, dominant groups may be more likely to target subordinate out-groups when power asymmetries are large because it is less costly to do so, given the strategic advantage that power imbalances bestow on dominant groups (Tooby & Cosmides, 1988). — Roderick M. Kramer, Geoffrey J. Leonardelli, Robert W. Livingston, Social Cognition, Social Identity, and…, 1189

Categorization

• XREF: Refines where group dominance is directed based on cost asymmetries — intersects power-based accounts of outgroup derogation.
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Roderick M. Kramer, Geoffrey J. Leonardelli, Robert W. Livingston, Social Cognition, Social Identity, and…, 1189