Date of Award
5-2008
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Legacy Department
Industrial and Organizational Psychology
Committee Chair/Advisor
Taylor, Mary Anne
Committee Member
Moore , Dewayne
Committee Member
Switzer , Fred
Committee Member
Connor-Greene , Patricia
Committee Member
Kowalski , Robin
Abstract
In the present study, social dominance theory (SDT) was used as a framework for understanding reactions to affirmative action policies and beneficiaries. Specifically, this study examined how social dominance orientation, perceptions of inequities, and attitudes toward diversity impact these reactions. The results of the study provide support for several of the predictions derivable from SDT. Social dominance orientation (SDO) had a direct influence on participants' endorsement of two legitimizing myths: perceptions of race-based inequities and attitudes toward diversity. Moreover, endorsement of these legitimizing myths was directly related to support for affirmative action and reactions to beneficiaries of affirmative action.
Recommended Citation
Edwards, Ashanti, "Social dominance orientation and reactions to affirmative action policies and beneficiaries: A test of the mediating effects of perceptions of race-based inequities and attitudes toward diversity" (2008). All Dissertations. 216.
https://tigerprints.clemson.edu/all_dissertations/216