Antecedents to Inequality: Exploring Links between Ideology and Maintenance of Social Hierarchy

Abstract

Inter- and intra-group inequality is common to the point of ubiquity in our world. This symposium will explore the antecedents to such inequality, namely, the subtle ways in which ideological belief systems legitimize and propagate existing hierarchical relations between social groups. Our first presenter, Dr. Arnold Ho, will discuss a cutting-edge conceptualization of the social dominance orientation scale and how its underlying constructs differentially relate to explicit and implicit indicators of a preference for inter-group inequality. Next, our second and third presenters, Safiya Castel and Taylor Phillips, will discuss how ideology can affect our attention to and support for members of disadvantaged groups. Finally, our fourth and fifth presenters, Dr. Nour Kteily and Sean Fath, will explore how ideology can affect our attitudes toward disadvantaged groups as a whole and perceptions of social inequality more broadly. Theorizing and Measuring Preferences for Intergroup Inequality Using the New SDO7 Scale Presenter: Arnold K. Ho; U. of Michigan Presenter: Jim Sidanius; Harvard U. Presenter: Nour Kteily; Northwestern Kellogg School of Management Presenter: Jennifer Sheehy-Skeffington; London School of Economics Presenter: Felicia Pratto; U. of Connecticut Presenter: Kristin Henkel; U. of Saint Joseph Presenter: Rob Foels; Stockton U. Presenter: Andrew Stewart; Clark U. Rise of the Social Underdog: Antecedents to Support for Successful Low Status Group Members Presenter: Safiya E Castel; UCLA Presenter: Miguel M. Unzueta; U. of California, Los Angeles Effective to a Fault: Organizational Structure Predicts Attitudes toward Minority Organizations Presenter: Sean Fath; Duke U. Presenter: Devon Proudfoot; Duke U. Presenter: Aaron C. Kay; Duke U. Social Dominance Orientation Drives Motivated Perceptions of Inequality Presenter: Nour Kteily; Northwestern Kellogg School of Management Presenter: Jennifer Sheehy-Skeffington; London School of Economics Presenter: Arnold K. Ho; U. of Michigan How Blind is Colorblind? Ideologically-Motivated Attention to Diverse Group Members Presenter: L Taylor Phillips; NYU Stern Presenter: Brian S. Lowery; Stanford U. Presenter: Nalini Ambady; Stanford U.