The Social Dominance Theory

Every person in a society has a specific role or significance to that society, which often change throughout the course of their life. (5) The system used to describe and organize these roles is known as the Social Dominance Theory, which is comprised of three main parts: a gender system, an age system, and an arbitrary-set system. The Social Dominance Theory argues how several societies or groups organize themselves into hierarchies, in which the share of wealth and resources among the people is disproportionate. Over time, the systems of the Social Dominance Theory change, which is relevant to changes in age and gender roles because oppression and prejudice in a society allows the roles to evolve. The evolution of the systems results in