| Title: |
Psychology in the Undergraduate Colleges of The Ohio State University By |
| Authors: |
Perceived Group-status; Gay Men; Derek J. Bower |
| Contributors: |
The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives |
| Source: |
https://kb.osu.edu/dspace/bitstream/handle/1811/25189/Derek_Bower_Senior_Theis.pdf;jsessionid=ACADD704A72A5CD8E3879C00A2814D5D?sequence=1. |
| Publication Year: |
2007 |
| Collection: |
CiteSeerX |
| Description: |
Extending research on social dominance orientation (SDO), the present study compared the SDO of gay and heterosexual men. As members of a low-status group, gay men have lower SDO than heterosexual men. A positive correlation was found between general opposition to equality (OEQ), which is a component of SDO, and self-esteem (SE) for heterosexual men. Conversely, there was a negative relationship between OEQ and SE for gay men. When positively manipulating perceived group-status of gay men, the relationship between OEQ and SE reversed, so that participants of the high status manipulation showed a positive relationship between OEQ and SE similar to heterosexual men. SDO was once considered a static personality variable, but it is now shown that SDO varies based on the perception of an in-group‘s social position. 2 Bower SDO and Gay Men Social dominance orientation (SDO) is an individual-difference variable that predicts social and political attitudes. Social dominance orientation is a measure of an |
| Document Type: |
text |
| File Description: |
application/pdf |
| Language: |
English |
| Relation: |
http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.550.8577 |
| Availability: |
http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.550.8577 |
| Rights: |
Metadata may be used without restrictions as long as the oai identifier remains attached to it. |
| Accession Number: |
edsbas.A7C62045 |
| Database: |
BASE |