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Social psychology
the theory that lower-status actors must meet stricter standards to be judged competent for the same performance as higher-status actors.In social psychology, double standards theory refers to the theory that lower-status actors must meet stricter standards to be judged competent for the same performance as higher-status actors. This meaning comes from Foschi (2000) in Annual Review of Sociology.[1]