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  2. Social identity threat - Wikipedia

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    When identity is emphasized, these low-identifiers distance themselves from the group, emphasize their individual identity, and might even demean ingroup members. [7] High-performing individuals placed into a group with low status are likelier to disidentify because they view the group membership as threatening to their reputation and high self ...

  3. Social dominance orientation - Wikipedia

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    Social dominance orientation (SDO) [1] is a personality trait measuring an individual's support for social hierarchy and the extent to which they desire their in-group be superior to out-groups. [2]

  4. Social dominance theory - Wikipedia

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    Males are more dominant than females, and they possess more political power and occupy higher status positions illustrating the iron law of androcracy. [18] As a role gets more powerful, Putnam ’s law of increasing disproportion [ 19 ] becomes applicable and the probability the role is occupied by a hegemonic group member increases.

  5. Standpoint theory - Wikipedia

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    The situated knowledge thesis states that what one is in a position to know depends on one's social identity. The achievement thesis states that one has not achieved a standpoint merely in virtue of having a certain social identity; rather, a standpoint is achieved through a process called consciousness raising. The epistemic privilege thesis ...

  6. Stereotype threat - Wikipedia

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    Stereotype boost occurs when a positive aspect of an individual's social identity is made salient in an identity-relevant domain. Although stereotype boost is similar to stereotype lift in enhancing performance, stereotype lift is the result of a negative outgroup stereotype, whereas stereotype boost occurs due to activation of a positive ...

  7. Dual strategies theory - Wikipedia

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    Women prefer dominant men for short-term sexual affairs, and prestigious men for long-term romantic relationships. [19] Dominant men display signs of possessing high-quality genes and thus potentially producing genetically healthy offspring, often resulting in women viewing them as being desirable for immediate sexual intercourse. [19] However ...

  8. Muted group theory - Wikipedia

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    The dominant group constructs the language system that is imbued with social norms and vocabulary [1] Subordinate group(s) assimilate by learning the dominant language to communicate [ 1 ] Subordinate groups may not be able to articulate their thoughts clearly to the dominant group, further complicating the translation process and resulting in ...

  9. Social psychology - Wikipedia

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    Social psychology is the scientific study of how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are influenced by the actual, imagined, or implied presence of others. [1] Social psychologists typically explain human behavior as a result of the relationship between mental states and social situations, studying the social conditions under which thoughts, feelings, and behaviors occur, and how these variables ...