Social dominance correlates weakly with authoritarianism but moderately with ethnocentrism.

Evidence

The correlation for all 17 MPs between Social Dominance and RWA was only .24; that with the sum of the Ethnocentrism items was .45. The Reform versus NDP r equaled .50. — Bob Altemeyer, The Authoritarian Specter, 3429

Categorization

  • XREF: Extends Altemeyer’s recurring pattern that SDO and RWA are somewhat independent dimensions, relevant to the broader right-wing-authoritarianism literature.