Social hierarchy is maintained by dominants and subordinates cooperatively

Evidence

Systems of group-based social hierarchy are not simply maintained by the oppressive activities of dominants, nor the passive compliance of subordinates, but rather the coordinated and collaborative activities of both dominants and subordinates. — John T. Jost and Jim Sidanius, Political Psychology, 3212

Categorization

• XREF: Contrasts with classically Marxist/conflict views where hierarchy is enforced top-down; resonates with Gramsci’s hegemony and the reader’s prior notes on how the dominated co-produce the order that oppresses them. — connects to: Social control operates through voluntary organizations rather than formal coercion — Theodor W. Adorno, Max Horkheimer, Dialectic of Enlightenment, 115; Social stability is maintained by libidinal ties between classes, not just coercion — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School: Its History,…, 232; Every class society’s smaller classes extract value by controlling the dominant factor of production — Yanis Varoufakis, Technofeudalism: What Killed Capitalism, 828 (+8 more)
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — John T. Jost and Jim Sidanius, Political Psychology, 3212