Paradox of integration — Dynamics of two-dimensional status

K. Malarz () and K. Kułakowski
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K. Malarz: AGH University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Physics and Applied Computer Science, al. Mickiewicza 30, 30-059 Krakow, Poland
K. Kułakowski: AGH University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Physics and Applied Computer Science, al. Mickiewicza 30, 30-059 Krakow, Poland

International Journal of Modern Physics C (IJMPC), 2019, vol. 30, issue 06, 1-16

Abstract: According to Peter M. Blau (Exchange and Power in Social Life, Wiley and Sons, 1964, p. 43), the process of integration of a newly formed group has a paradoxical aspect: most attractive individuals are rejected because they raise fear of rejection. Often, their solution is to apply a self-deprecating strategy (SDS), which artificially raises the social statuses of their opponents. Here, we introduce a two-dimensional space of status, and we demonstrate that with this setup, the SDS can efficiently prevent the rejection. Examples of application of this strategy in the scale of a society are provided.

Keywords: Self-deprecating strategy; social systems (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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