Status Ambivalence Inhibits Change
Social Scientist John Jost studies the beliefs and ideologies that justify our status in the world, whether it be high or low. In recent research, Jost has merged two longstanding but contradictory theories about how disadvantaged minorities view themselves. A concept Jost calls “attitudinal ambivalence” explains why members of low-status groups, such as African Americans or women, can be both proud and ashamed of who … [ Read more ]
Content: Article | Author: John Jost | Source: Stanford University | Subject: Organizational Behavior
You’ve Come a Long Way, Baby. Or Have You?
Everyone knows that on average women earn less than men for the same work. Social psychological research conducted in the 1970s and 1980s suggested that women even pay themselves less than men pay themselves. But that was then, right? John Jost decided to see if women’s attitudes about their worth had changed since the advent of feminism. His research, which measures the “depressed-entitlement effect” among … [ Read more ]
Content: Article | Author: John Jost | Source: Stanford University | Subject: Women in Business