Consequences of downward social mobility on attitudes towards minorities: the role of social dominance orientation, perspective-taking, and identification

Diplôme Master Consequences of downward social mobility on attitudes towards minorities: the role of social dominance orientation, perspective-taking, and identification eng 2022 author Stepaniak Ekaterina 924525 director Kulich Clara 0000-0002-9483-2128 541933 Section de psychologie (PSICO) <p>Two studies tested the hypothesis that downward social mobility would improve attitudes towards minorities, explained by higher perspective-taking and lower social dominance orientation (SDO). In Study 1, Russian-speaking expatriates in Switzerland (N = 125) were divided into two groups: one having experienced downward mobility and another one – upward mobility. The former manifested slightly less mixed stereotypes (indicating lower levels of negative attitudes) of people with disabilities and unemployed people, in line with the hypothesis. However, downward mobility had no effect on participants’ tendency of perspective-taking, and a positive effect on SDO. In Study 2 (N = 242), a downward-mobile group (unemployed people) was compared with a non-mobile group (employed people). The former reported a lower degree of positive attitudes towards homosexuals than the latter, contrary to the hypothesis. Non-mobile participants who highly identified with the unemployed reported more perspective-taking. Results are discussed within the framework of the Social Identity Theory.</p> Dewey 150 Maitrise universitaire en psychologie 108 Section de psychologie 71 false 1367 Groupe de recherche sur les relations intergroupes et l'identité sociale (RIIS) 75954cb2-047c-42d5-8f96-57fb3973287d Master thesis Private STEPANIAK_Ekaterina_MA_septembre_20.pdf 1186187 application/pdf 08e99ccbda51f4f00eb7985178e6576663e6564f84569bf73118bc01fa0febf2 closedAccess Faculté de psychologie et des sciences de l'éducation / Section de psychologie

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