Status Characteristics and Performance Expectations
A Reformulation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2248337 |
|---|---|
| Authors | B Simpson (0000-0001-9468-157X, Texas A&M University, corresponding author), Henry A Walker (University of Arizona) |
| Year | 2002 |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 24-40 |
| Publication date | 2002-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Sociological Theory (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0735-2751 • E-ISSN: 1467-9558 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1111/1467-9558.00149 |
| OpenAlex | W2025275459 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 13 |
| References cited | 21 |
Status characteristics theory predicts the emergence and structure of power and prestige orders in task groups from members' status attributes. This paper argues that application of the burden of proof assumption, central to the theory, is inconsistent with a key concept, generalized expectation state. A reformulation is proposed that eliminates the inconsistency and gives competing predictions for a wide range of situations. The reformulation predicts that, when not directly relevant to task performance, specific characteristics (e.g., athletic or analytical ability) have less impact than diffuse characteristics (race, gender, or education) on performance expectations. The original formulation predicts equal effects. Critical tests are proposed and the paper concludes with additional comparisons of the two formulations on the grounds of parsimony and implications for intervention in settings characterized by status-based inequalities
Econometrics · Economics · Inequality · Positive economics · Prestige · Sociology · Mathematics · Psychology · Social and Cultural Dynamics · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Social Power and Status Dynamics · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 13 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,59 |
| Citation span | 2004 - 2021 (18) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 13 |