A Sociological (De)Construction of the Relationship between Status and Quality

被引:151
作者
Lynn, Freda B. [1 ]
Podolny, Joel M.
Tao, Lin [2 ]
机构
[1] Univ Iowa, Dept Sociol, Iowa City, IA 52242 USA
[2] Chinese Univ Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Peoples R China
关键词
SOCIAL CONSTRUCTION; HIERARCHY FORMATION; FORMAL THEORY; EMBEDDEDNESS; COMPETITION; INEQUALITY; NETWORKS; GENDER; MODELS; MARKET;
D O I
10.1086/603537
中图分类号
C91 [社会学];
学科分类号
030301 ; 1204 ;
摘要
Although many sociologists are strongly wedded to the idea of "social construction," the contextual factors that influence the magnitude of construction are rarely considered. This article explores the decoupling of an actor's status from the actor's underlying quality and examines the factors that influence the magnitude of decoupling. The authors specifically consider the role of quality uncertainty, diffuse status characteristics, and the self-fulfilling prophecy. To analyze the impact of each mechanism on decoupling, they simulate the evolution of thousands of small groups using a dyadic model of status allocation. The authors discuss the results of these simulations and conclude with the implications for future research and the practical management of groups.
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页码:755 / 804
页数:50
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