Investigating the Role of Prestige, Dominance and Socioeconomic Status Within Cooperative Team Contexts
Researcher(s)
Cassandra Collucci, Psychology,
University of Delaware
Faculty Mentor(s)
Jasmin Cloutier, Psychology and Brain Sciences, University of Delaware
Abstract
Social hierarchies are dynamic products of the unique social environments created by cultural and societal expectations (Mattan, 2017). While the are many different routes in which status can be obtained (e.g., attractiveness, morality) current research has identified prestige and dominance, as the most salient acquisition pathways (Maner, 2017).
Dominance is acquired through the control of physical or social resources maintained through threat that is either physical or psychological (Maner, 2017).
Prestige is status acquired through the demonstration of skill in a desired field and maintained through continuous displays of competence (Maner, 2017).
Socio-economic status (SES), the combination of income, occupation and education level, provides an additional dimension to status categorized by physical possession (Mattan, 2017).
Context can determine which dimensions of status becomes most salient as attributes that are highlighted in competition may vary from those preferred when in a cooperative context (Su et. al., 2024; Lignuel et. al., 2017)
