Social dominance orientation measures preference for group hierarchy over equality

Evidence

During the 1990s an important new individual-difference construct, social dominance orientation (SDO), and measure, the SDO scale, were proposed to explain generalized prejudice (Pratto, Sidanius, Stallworth, & Malle, 1994). The SDO scale taps a “general attitudinal orientation toward intergroup relations, reflecting whether one generally prefers such relations to be equal, versus hierarchical” and the “extent to which one desires that one’s ingroup dominate and be superior to outgroups” (Pratto et al., 1994, p. 742). — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 2458

During the 1990s an important new individual-difference construct, social dominance orientation (SDO), and measure, the SDO scale, were proposed to explain generalized prejudice (Pratto, Sidanius, Stallworth, & Malle, 1994). The SDO scale taps a “general attitudinal orientation toward intergroup relations, reflecting whether one generally prefers such relations to be equal, versus hierarchical” and the “extent to which one desires that one’s ingroup dominate and be superior to outgroups” (Pratto et al., 1994, p. 742). — John F. Dovidio, Peter Glick, Laurie A. Rudman, On the Nature of Prejudice, 2458

Categorization

• DEFINE: Defines the SDO construct and its originating instrument in one compact definition.
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 2458; John F. Dovidio, Peter Glick, Laurie A. Rudman, On the Nature of Prejudice: Fifty Years…, 2458
• XREF: connects to: People prefer elevated rank within hierarchy over egalitarian equal respect — W. David Marx, Status and Culture: How Our Desire for…, 61