Ideological Support for the Indian Caste System: Social Dominance Orientation, Right-Wing Authoritarianism and Karma

Ideological Support for the Indian Caste System: Social Dominance Orientation, Right-Wing Authoritarianism and Karma

This paper extends the social dominance perspective to the Indian context by examining the role of belief in Karma (sanchita) in the justification of the Indian caste system. Using social dominance theory (Sidanius & Pratto, 1999) and the dual process model (Duckitt, 2001) as guiding theoretical...

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Main Authors: Sarah Cotterill, James Sidanius, Arjun Bhardwaj, Vivek Kumar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PsychOpen GOLD/ Leibniz Institute for Psychology 2014-06-01
Series:Journal of Social and Political Psychology
Subjects:
social dominance orientation
legitimizing ideologies
Karma
right-wing authoritarianism
social dominance theory
dual-process model
Online Access:http://jspp.psychopen.eu/article/view/171

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