When two human groups compete, the advantaged one maintains dominance through oppression

Evidence

This world has always belonged to males, and none of the reasons given for this have ever seemed sufficient. By reviewing prehistoric and ethnographic data in the light of existentialist philosophy, we can understand how the hierarchy of the sexes came to be. We have already posited that when two human categories find themselves face-to-face, each one wants to impose its sovereignty on the other; if both hold to this claim equally, a reciprocal relationship is created, either hostile or friendly, but always tense. If one of the two has an advantage over the other, that one prevails and works to maintain the relationship by oppression. — Simone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex, 151

Categorization

• XREF: This ‘two categories face-to-face each wants sovereignty’ framing extends Hegel’s master-slave dialectic as Sartre develops it in Being and Nothingness — a cornerstone of the Continental tradition this reader is building. — connects to: The desire to control, not hatred, drives dominant groups’ discrimination — Cristian Tileagă, The Nature of Prejudice: Society,…, 141; Subordinates actively cooperate in their own oppression; Dominant-race domination is sustained by threat invested in the subjugated — David Theo Goldberg, The Threat of Race: Reflections on…, 1504 (+7 more)
• DEFINE: Establishes the analytical apparatus: sovereignty conflict, reciprocity versus oppression — the framework that will structure the whole book.

Broader Connections

• Groups respond to perceived competition through outgroup derogation, ingroup enhancement, and status-quo-preserving discrimination #expands (0.85) — John F. Dovidio, Peter Glick, Laurie A. Rudman, On the Nature of Prejudice, 1509
• Prejudice propagates when privileged groups stand to gain from exploiting minorities #expands (0.80) — John F. Dovidio, Peter Glick, Laurie A. Rudman, On the Nature of Prejudice, 1480
• Dominant-race domination is sustained by threat invested in the subjugated #expands (0.78) — David Theo Goldberg, The Threat of Race, 1504
• Prejudice is a cultural mechanism protecting dominant groups’ privileges #expands (0.78) — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 653
• The desire to control, not hatred, drives dominant groups’ discrimination #complicates (0.75) — Cristian Tileagă, The Nature of Prejudice, 141
• Dominant groups maintain advantage through affection-laced paternalism rather than hostility #qualifies (0.75) — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 182
• Intergroup competition stems from pressures toward positive distinctiveness #expands (0.75) — John T. Jost and Jim Sidanius, Political Psychology, 2721
• Subordinates actively cooperate in their own oppression #complicates (0.72)
• Group dominance involves competition for moral hegemony, not just material resources. #qualifies (0.72) — John F. Dovidio, Peter Glick, Laurie A. Rudman, On the Nature of Prejudice, 1502
• Societies that prize equal opportunity and mobility breed intergroup competition and animosity #complicates (0.72) — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 1479