Measuring social dominance orientation amongst entering first-year students at a higher education institution in the Free State
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Date
2010-04
Authors
Oudshoorn, Willem
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University of the Free State
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English: Entering first-year students at a higher education institution were used to measure levels of social
dominance orientation (SDO). The aim of this study was to investigate the differences in SDO for
various demographic groups. Statistical significance was found for race and gender’s influence on SDO,
but residence had no statistical significant influence on levels of SDO. In this study significant
differences for the main effects of race and gender, as well as the interaction between race and gender in
terms of SDO were found. According to the results found in this study, Whites are still the perceived
higher social status group compared to the other racial groups.
Afrikaans: Intredende eerstejaar studente by ‘n hoër onderwys instelling was gebruik om vlakke van sosiale dominansie oriëntasie (SDO) te meet. Die doel van dié studie was om verskille in SDO-vlakke te ondersoek vir verskeie demografiese groepe. Statistiese beduidenheid is gevind vir invloede van ras en geslag op SDO, maar residensie het geen statistiese beduidende invloed op vlakke van SDO gehad nie. In dié studie is beduidende verskille vir die hoof-effekte van ras en geslag, sowel as die interaksie tussen ras en geslag, in terme van SDO gevind. Volgens die resultate van dié studie is Blankes steeds die perseptuele hoër sosiale status groep in vergelyking met die ander rassegroepe.
Afrikaans: Intredende eerstejaar studente by ‘n hoër onderwys instelling was gebruik om vlakke van sosiale dominansie oriëntasie (SDO) te meet. Die doel van dié studie was om verskille in SDO-vlakke te ondersoek vir verskeie demografiese groepe. Statistiese beduidenheid is gevind vir invloede van ras en geslag op SDO, maar residensie het geen statistiese beduidende invloed op vlakke van SDO gehad nie. In dié studie is beduidende verskille vir die hoof-effekte van ras en geslag, sowel as die interaksie tussen ras en geslag, in terme van SDO gevind. Volgens die resultate van dié studie is Blankes steeds die perseptuele hoër sosiale status groep in vergelyking met die ander rassegroepe.
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Social dominance orientation, Intergroup contact, Diversity, Segregation, Higher education, Prejudice, Race, Gender, Students, Intergroup relations, Universities and colleges -- South Africa -- Free State, Dominance (Psychology), Dissertation (M.A. (Psychology))--University of the Free State, 2010