Political ideology: Its structure, functions, and elective affinities
Ideology has re-emerged as an important topic of inquiry among social, personality, and
political psychologists. In this review, we examine recent theory and research concerning …
political psychologists. In this review, we examine recent theory and research concerning …
Positive stereotypes are pervasive and powerful
Stereotypes and their associated category-based processes have traditionally been
considered largely within the context of the negativity of their content and consequences …
considered largely within the context of the negativity of their content and consequences …
Poor but warm, rich but cold (and competent): Social classes in the stereotype content model
Social class divides worsened during and after the Great Recession; this article documents
one cultural feature of this divide, social‐class stereotypes, both at the societal level (across …
one cultural feature of this divide, social‐class stereotypes, both at the societal level (across …
Biosocial construction of sex differences and similarities in behavior
The behavior of women and men varies greatly depending on situations, cultures, and
historical periods. This flexibility emerges as men and women tailor their division of labor to …
historical periods. This flexibility emerges as men and women tailor their division of labor to …
Evidence that gendered wording in job advertisements exists and sustains gender inequality.
Abstract Social dominance theory (Sidanius & Pratto, 1999) contends that institutional-level
mechanisms exist that reinforce and perpetuate existing group-based inequalities, but very …
mechanisms exist that reinforce and perpetuate existing group-based inequalities, but very …
Compensatory control: Achieving order through the mind, our institutions, and the heavens
AC Kay, JA Whitson, D Gaucher… - Current Directions in …, 2009 - journals.sagepub.com
We propose that people protect the belief in a controlled, nonrandom world by imbuing their
social, physical, and metaphysical environments with order and structure when their sense …
social, physical, and metaphysical environments with order and structure when their sense …
God and the government: testing a compensatory control mechanism for the support of external systems.
The authors propose that the high levels of support often observed for governmental and
religious systems can be explained, in part, as a means of coping with the threat posed by …
religious systems can be explained, in part, as a means of coping with the threat posed by …
Back to the future of dissonance theory: Cognitive consistency as a core motive
B Gawronski - Social cognition, 2012 - Guilford Press
In his theory of cognitive dissonance, Festinger (1957) described cognitive consistency as a
psychological need that is as basic as hunger and thirst. Over the past decades, however …
psychological need that is as basic as hunger and thirst. Over the past decades, however …
[图书][B] The social psychology of gender: How power and intimacy shape gender relations
Noted for its accessibility, this text--now revised and updated to reflect a decade of advances
in the field--examines how attitudes and beliefs about gender profoundly shape all aspects …
in the field--examines how attitudes and beliefs about gender profoundly shape all aspects …
and Social Justice
Social justice is a term that originates in philosophical discourse but is widely used in both
ordinary language and social science, often without being clearly defined. We trust the …
ordinary language and social science, often without being clearly defined. We trust the …