AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Examples of Social Dominance Theory The majority of high paying and high-powered positions are filled by white males. The majority of (perceived) higher status careers are dominated by white populations. The majority of high-status positions are occupied by males.

Detailed explanation-2: -Social dominance refers to situations in which an “individual or a group controls or dictates others’ behavior, primarily in competitive situations” [1, 2].

Detailed explanation-3: -Introduction. In most species (including humans), competition and cooperation among members of a social group produces a complex social structure called a status (or dominance) hierarchy in which some individuals have regular priority of access to resources and fertile mates in competitive situations.

Detailed explanation-4: -Examples include racism, sexism, nationalism, and social Darwinism. Second, they can be hierarchy-attenuating, meaning that they promote social equality. Examples include multiculturalism, beliefs in the universal rights of humankind, and socialism. Hierarchy-enhancing myths justify group-based domination.