Mordechai lives in a neighborhood where nearly every home is owned by other orthodox Jewish families. He is very upset when he f
inds out that a house on his block has been purchased by a family who is Catholic. He feels that Jewish families are better than others, and does not want this family to live on his block. Mordechai is demonstrating a ________ orientation.
Social dominance orientation is a theory the explain intergroup ideologies by focusing on strengthening the group-based social hierarchies. It explains an individual's preference for group-based dominance and discrimination. It studies how an individual's attitude and belief are modified by inter-group inequalities at the social level.
Mordechai's belief that Jews are better than others reflects discrimination towards other social groups and therefore he is demonstrating a social dominance orientation.
