TY - JOUR
T1 - Social and biological intergroup hierarchy beliefs
T2 - A cross-cultural comparison between the US and South Korea
AU - Shin, Hyeyoung
AU - Dovidio, John F.
AU - Napier, Jaime L.
AU - Stangor, Charles G.
AU - Uleman, James S.
N1 - Funding Information:
The first author would like to express special thanks to Marc Bornstein and Joan Suwalsky at Child and Family Research for their support and encouragement and to Prof. Keumjoo Kwak at Seoul National University for data collection in South Korea. The authors received no financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.
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PY - 2018/5/1
Y1 - 2018/5/1
N2 - The present research investigated social and biological intergroup hierarchy beliefs in the US and South Korea, representative Northern European-heritage and East Asian cultures, respectively. We hypothesized that individual-orientation (the emphasis on individuals and individual achievements) and group-orientation (the emphasis on groups and efficient functioning of groups) would predict social and biological hierarchy beliefs differently within and between these cultures. As expected, intergroup hierarchy beliefs were stronger in South Korea than in the US, particularly for biological hierarchy beliefs. Multigroup structural equation modeling analyses revealed that group-orientation predicted intergroup hierarchy beliefs across cultures, but more strongly in South Korea than in the US. Also, an emphasis on individual achievements predicted social hierarchy beliefs only in the US, whereas an emphasis on roles/positions within groups predicted social and biological hierarchy beliefs only in South Korea. Results implied that intergroup hierarchy beliefs may be generally associated with group-orientation and the value of competence or efficiency in each culture.
AB - The present research investigated social and biological intergroup hierarchy beliefs in the US and South Korea, representative Northern European-heritage and East Asian cultures, respectively. We hypothesized that individual-orientation (the emphasis on individuals and individual achievements) and group-orientation (the emphasis on groups and efficient functioning of groups) would predict social and biological hierarchy beliefs differently within and between these cultures. As expected, intergroup hierarchy beliefs were stronger in South Korea than in the US, particularly for biological hierarchy beliefs. Multigroup structural equation modeling analyses revealed that group-orientation predicted intergroup hierarchy beliefs across cultures, but more strongly in South Korea than in the US. Also, an emphasis on individual achievements predicted social hierarchy beliefs only in the US, whereas an emphasis on roles/positions within groups predicted social and biological hierarchy beliefs only in South Korea. Results implied that intergroup hierarchy beliefs may be generally associated with group-orientation and the value of competence or efficiency in each culture.
KW - biological hiearchy
KW - culture
KW - individual/group-orientation
KW - intergroup hierarchy beliefs
KW - social hierarchy
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U2 - 10.1177/1368430218755922
DO - 10.1177/1368430218755922
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85047432370
SN - 1368-4302
VL - 22
SP - 455
EP - 477
JO - Group Processes and Intergroup Relations
JF - Group Processes and Intergroup Relations
IS - 4
ER -