The Social Dominance Orientation Scale

The Social Dominance Orientation (SDO) Scale measures an individual's preference for hierarchy and inequality among social groups. It assesses whether someone tends to support social systems where some groups have more power and privilege than others. People with high SDO generally favor maintaining existing social hierarchies and are comfortable with unequal treatment, while those with low SDO prefer equality and more fair treatment for all groups. This scale helps researchers understand attitudes towards social order, discrimination, and group relations in society.