Social Dominance and Legitimizing Myths about Animal Use
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2161968 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lynne M Jackson (0000-0003-4786-7667, Department of Psychology, King's University College at Western University, London, Canada), Aaron Gibbings (0000-0003-0534-2344, Department of Psychology and The Brain and Mind Institute, Western University, London, Canada) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 151-160 |
| Publication date | 2016-01-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Anthrozoös (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0892-7936 • E-ISSN: 1753-0377 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/08927936.2015.1082771 |
| OpenAlex | W2294392747 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 30 |
The present study tested the hypothesis that the relation between social dominance orientation and the endorsement of legitimizing myths about the human use of nonhuman animals is moderated by the salience of that use. Eighty-two student participants read an article about agriculture that focused on either animal or crop production and then completed measures of legitimizing myths about animal use, speciesism, and social dominance orientation. In support of the hypothesis, legitimizing myths and speciesism were endorsed among people higher in social dominance orientation in the animal agriculture condition but not in the crop agriculture condition. This illustrates that when issues regarding the human use of animals are salient, people who support inequality between human groups are likely to appeal to justifications of practices in animal use that benefit humans. More broadly, it illustrates that a similar nexus between social dynamics and psychological variables sustains both human intergroup inequality and hierarchical human–animal relationships
Animal welfare · Cognitive psychology · Dominance (genetics · Environmental ethics · Mythology · Political science · Politics · Salience (neuroscience · Social dominance orientation · Animal and Plant Science Education · Cultural Differences and Values · Psychology · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Ecology · Law · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 6 |
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| Citations per year | 0,75 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2024 (7) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |