Examples Of Conferred Dominance

Conferred dominance is the act of giving one group unearned control over another group. Additionally, unearned advantage is the privilege that one group holds over society. An example of this can illustrated though the hierarchy system where white men are usually on top. This “unearned enticement” gives the dominant group an advantage based on their race, gender, place of birth, etc. Furthermore, a contemporary example of unearned advantage can be the wage gap between men and women. According to the Department of Labor, women are paid roughly $.77 for every dollar a man makes. In this example, we can clearly see that being a male automatically gives them this privilege that can elevate him to higher earnings, more promotions, and a higher position of power. …show more content…
Conferred dominance is when one group is given power over the other. To elaborate on this, I’ll give two clear examples that explain the definition. A teacher student relationship would be considered a form of conferred dominance because the student is voluntary handing power to the teacher. A parent and child relationship is another example because the child is giving control of the environment to the parent(s) because of the clear authoritative and superior figure in front of them. In both of these instances, the agent (student or child) is most likely younger than the teacher and the parent. From a social historical context perspective, women usually gave the power to their husbands and accepted their roles as the subordinate. This was evidently shown despite women attaining more rights such as suffrage however glass ceilings prevented them from becoming their own person which ultimately forced them to be dependent on their husband economically and