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Group Processes & Intergroup Relations, Vol. 6, No. 4, 353-368 (2003)
DOI: 10.1177/13684302030064003
© 2003 SAGE Publications

Social Dominance and Social Identity in Lebanon: Implications for Support of Violence Against the West

Shana Levin

Claremont McKenna Collegeshana_levin{at}mckenna.edu

P. J. Henry

Yale University

Felicia Pratto

University of Connecticut

Jim Sidanius

University of California, Los Angeles

We examined various group identifications among Lebanese Muslims and Christians after the events of September 11 2001 and how these identifications related to social dominance orientation (SDO) and support for violence against the West. We expected stronger identification with less powerful groups to be associated with lower SDO (i.e. greater desires for group equality), and stronger support for terrorist organizations and violent acts against powerful nations. Consistent with these expectations, we found that SDO related negatively to identification with Arabs, and this group identification related positively to support for terrorist organizations and feelings that the September 11 attack was justified. Furthermore, we found that the direct negative effect of SDO on support for terrorism was mediated by Arab identification. Efforts to reduce conflict are discussed in terms of recognizing the anti-dominance elements of Arab identification in Lebanon, and the powerful implications that this subordinate group identification has for continued support of terrorist organizations and violence against the West.

Key Words: intergroup relations • social dominance • social identity • terrorism


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