The Status Value of Age and Gender: Modeling Combined Effects of Diffuse Status Characteristics

Lovaglia, Michael J.; Soboroff, Shane D.; Kelley, Christopher P.; Rogalin, Christabel L.; Lucas, Jeffrey W.

doi:10.1108/s0882-614520170000034004

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“…Elizabeth Cohen’s research demonstrates that race/ethnic inequality could be decreased but not necessarily completely eliminated or reversed. Other formulations that address the different strengths of diffuse status characteristics include Lovaglia et al (2017) and Melamed (2011).…”

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Definitions and the Development of Theory in Social Psychology

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2018

Soc Psychol Q

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Formal definitions specify what is necessary and sufficient for the identification of a particular term. These formal definitions use precise language and do not admit contradictions; they are exact class. There are multiple advantages of exact class definitions. They enable us to confidently use deductive arguments so we can ensure that the terms in the premises match the terms in the conclusion. They prevent sloppiness and circularity of logic. They also help us look beyond common sense or what we think we already know. I illustrate these advantages and also the problems that can occur when definitions are not exact class.

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“…knowledge seeking by an instructor) can be facilitated by the presence of some other status characteristic that ameliorates the perceived negative consequences of engaging in behavior which is at odds with the focal social role. That is, we essentially propose a kind of compensatory mechanism (related, see Lovaglia et al, 2017). While such a mechanism has not yet been comprehensively investigated in the literature, a few prior role congruity studies have, indeed, hinted at its possibility.…”

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“…Feinman and Coon, 1983)—at least up to a point beyond which status may decline again (Kelley et al, 2017; Lovaglia et al, 2017). In modern, industrialized societies, in the workplace, age-based status tends to peak, on average, around a middle age of approximately 50 years (Kelley et al, 2017; Lovaglia et al, 2017). 4 This peak varies, however, with other status characteristics (e.g.…”

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“…Thus, overall, we expect that higher trainer age and the respect it commands (Löckenhoff et al, 2009) further discourages role-incongruent knowledge transfer by apprentices, as age and instructor role serve to reinforce perceived social distance (related, see, e.g. Lovaglia et al, 2017). Also, while we expect older trainers to care less about violating expectations associated with their social role as instructor, due to the compensating effect of their age status, prior research suggests that such behavior might not necessarily be well-received by their social counterparts (e.g.…”

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“….] the degree of age difference between two people may alter its effects” (Lovaglia et al, 2017: 82). This viewpoint is in line with literature on relational demography (e.g.…”

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The Status Value of Age and Gender: Modeling Combined Effects of Diffuse Status Characteristics

Cited by 11 publications

References 43 publications

Definitions and the Development of Theory in Social Psychology

Definitions and the Development of Theory in Social Psychology

Determinants of role-incongruent knowledge transfer behavior of apprentices and trainers in the context of the German apprenticeship system

The older worker: gender and age discrimination in the workplace

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