PSYCH355 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Social Dominance Theory, Heterosexism, Androcentrism
24 Feb 2016
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Having many subordinate-group identities makes one invisible in each single group identity. Androcentric, ethnocentric, heterocentric ideologies cause multiple subordinate group identities as non prototypical members of their identity groups . Since they"re not prototypical, they"ll experience intersectional invisibility article focuses on specifying forms of oppression each subordinate identity suffers from. Double jeopardy and the cumulative nature of disadvantage. Double jeopardy model: disadvantages adds with each subordinate-group identity. Ie. black woman are racially and sexually discriminated against. The additive model: person with 2+ intersecting identities experience specific forms of oppression. More devalued identities = more discrimination in total faced. The interactive model: each subordinate identity interacts, resulting in one experience. Economic/social indicators ie. wages, occupational status find those with multiple subordinate identities are at bottom. Social dominance theory and the subordinate male target hypothesis. Subordinate men are at focus of oppression created by dominant men. Oppression targeted at subordinate groups cause subordinate men to experience more prejudice than women.
