Disadvantaged people may support social hierarchies and inequality to benefit their group (IMAGE)

The Polish Association of Social Psychology

Disadvantaged people may support social hierarchies and inequality to benefit their group

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As long as status positions between social groups appear unstable and thus, reversible, people identified with a lower social-status group may feel inclined to reinforce their support for hierarchical relations and inequality.

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