Banca de QUALIFICAÇÃO: TAINAH PORPINO DE PAIVA COSTA

Uma banca de QUALIFICAÇÃO de DOUTORADO foi cadastrada pelo programa.
STUDENT : TAINAH PORPINO DE PAIVA COSTA
DATE: 25/03/2025
TIME: 09:30
LOCAL: https://meet.google.com/drt-aqsi-gaj
TITLE:

Dimensions of Status: Relationship with Individual and Contextual Factors and Influence on the Perception of Professions

KEY WORDS:

prestige, social dominance, fundamental social motives, relational value, IAT, social benefits.

PAGES: 63
BIG AREA: Ciências Humanas
AREA: Psicologia
SUMMARY:

The Fundamental Motives Framework suggests that one of the motivational systems governing human behavior is the acquisition and maintenance of status. Status refers to an individual's hierarchical position, acquired through either prestige or dominance. In different contexts, profession is used to infer an individual's status and can affect both how they are perceived and the social benefits they receive. However, it remains unclear whether the attribution of professional status occurs due to dominance or prestige and which of these dimensions exerts a greater influence on the social benefits associated with high status. Additionally, individual and contextual factors may influence aspirations for high-status professions, making it essential to investigate the antecedents of status-seeking behavior and the attribution of prestige and dominance to different professions. In this regard, the objective of this study is to investigate how prestige, dominance, and relational value relate to individual and contextual factors, predict aspirations for high-status professions, and how prestige and dominance affect the perception of social status and the social benefits of professions. To achieve this, three studies will be conducted. In the first study, 400 individuals will participate in the validation of the Dominance-Prestige Scale for the Brazilian population. In the second study, 502 participants - 251 undergraduate students and 251 professionals already employed in the job market - will provide information on their social class, social status, dominance, prestige, desire for social acceptance, environmental unpredictability experienced during childhood, and personality traits. In the third study, 232 participants will associate high- and low-status professions with dominance and prestige characteristics through the Implicit Association Test (IAT). Additionally, they will evaluate stimulus individuals with high- and low-status professions in terms of (1) perceived competence, (2) preferential treatment, (3) social preference, and (4) dominance and prestige characteristics. We believe that this study will contribute to understanding the mechanisms that drive status-seeking behavior and the attribution of prestige and dominance to professions while clarifying how these dimensions affect social perception and the benefits associated with professional status. An important distinguishing feature of this study is the use of the Implicit Association Test (IAT), which allows for the assessment of perceptions less influenced by conscious biases, providing a more accurate understanding of how people associate different professions with dominance and prestige. Thus, this research not only expands knowledge on the factors influencing social hierarchy in the professional context but also contributes to more sophisticated methodologies for investigating status perception.

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
Presidente - 2316116 - FELIPE NALON CASTRO
Externo à Instituição - ANDRÉ LUÍS RIBEIRO LACERDA - UFMT
Externo à Instituição - JEAN CARLOS NATIVIDADE - PUC-CAMPINAS