Primes and Consequences: A Systematic Review of Meritocracy in Intergroup Relations.

ABSTRACT: Psychological interest in Meritocracy as an important social norm regulating most of the western democratic societies has significantly increased over the years. However, the way Meritocracy has been conceptualized and operationalized in experimental studies has advanced in significant ways. As a result, a variety of paradigms arose to understand the social consequences of Meritocracy for intergroup relations; in particular, to understand the adverse consequences of Meritocracy for disadvantaged group members. The present research seeks to understand whether there is strong support for the idea that (manipulated) Meritocracy disproportionally affects members of low status groups, and also to understand which specific components of this norm have been successfully manipulated and to what co

SUBMITTER: Madeira AF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6761281 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature