Children can represent complex social status hierarchies
Evidence from Indonesia
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21301554 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jamie Amemiya (0000-0001-6946-4717, Department of Psychology, University of California, San Diego , San Diego, California, corresponding author), Kiara Widjanarko (Department of Psychology, University of California, San Diego , San Diego, California), Irene Chung (Department of Psychology, University of California, San Diego , San Diego, California), Lin Bian (0000-0003-3823-5430, University of Chicago), Gail D Heyman (0000-0001-7764-3205, Department of Psychology, University of California, San Diego , San Diego, California) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 94 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 1730-1744 |
| Publication date | 2023-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Child Development (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0009-3920 • E-ISSN: 1467-8624 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1111/cdev.13951 |
| OpenAlex | W4382010527 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 49 |
Children's ethnicity-status associations are often studied in societies where one ethnic group possesses status across multiple dimensions, such as political influence and wealth. This study examined children's (6–12 years) and adults' representations of more complex hierarchies in Indonesia (N = 341; 38% Native Indonesian, 33% Chinese Indonesian, and 27% other ethnicities; 55% female, 36% male; 2021–2022), a society where ethnic groups hold distinct forms of status (on average, Native Indonesians have political influence; Chinese Indonesians have wealth). By 6.5 years, children associated Native Indonesians with political influence and Chinese Indonesians with wealth. Intersectional analyses indicated that ethnicity-status associations were stronger for male than female targets. Children of all ethnicities preferred Chinese Indonesians and preferences were predicted by wealth judgments
Developmental psychology · Ethnic group · Indonesian · Political science · Politics · Social science · Social status · Sociology · Anthropology · Demography · Early Childhood Education and Development · Gender Studies · Psychology · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Social Psychology · Values and Moral Education
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