Dominance, prestige, and the role of leveling in human social hierarchy and equality
JT Cheng - Current opinion in psychology, 2020 - Elsevier
Highlights•Social rank in humans derives from the capacity to inflict costs (dominance) or the
capacity to benefit others (prestige).•Evidence indicates that social rank accrues to …
capacity to benefit others (prestige).•Evidence indicates that social rank accrues to …
The evolution of inequality
Understanding how systems of political and economic inequality evolved from relatively
egalitarian origins has long been a focus of anthropological inquiry. Many hypotheses have …
egalitarian origins has long been a focus of anthropological inquiry. Many hypotheses have …
[BUCH][B] The lifeways of hunter-gatherers: the foraging spectrum
RL Kelly - 2013 - books.google.com
In this book, Robert L. Kelly challenges the preconceptions that hunter-gatherers were
Paleolithic relics living in a raw state of nature, instead crafting a position that emphasizes …
Paleolithic relics living in a raw state of nature, instead crafting a position that emphasizes …
How universal is the Big Five? Testing the five-factor model of personality variation among forager–farmers in the Bolivian Amazon.
The five-factor model (FFM) of personality variation has been replicated across a range of
human societies, suggesting the FFM is a human universal. However, most studies of the …
human societies, suggesting the FFM is a human universal. However, most studies of the …
A mutualistic approach to morality: The evolution of fairness by partner choice
What makes humans moral beings? This question can be understood either as a proximate
“how” question or as an ultimate “why” question. The “how” question is about the mental and …
“how” question or as an ultimate “why” question. The “how” question is about the mental and …
Descent, marriage, and residence practices of a 3,800-year-old pastoral community in Central Eurasia
Our understanding of prehistoric societal organization at the family level is still limited. Here,
we generated genome data from 32 individuals from an approximately 3,800-y-old burial …
we generated genome data from 32 individuals from an approximately 3,800-y-old burial …
[ZITATION][C] Cognitive adaptations for social exchange
L Cosmides - 1992 - books.google.com
Cognitive adaptations for social exchange Page 176 3 Cognitive Adaptations for Social
Exchange LEDA COSMIDES AND JOHN TOOBY INTRODUCTION Is it not reasonable to …
Exchange LEDA COSMIDES AND JOHN TOOBY INTRODUCTION Is it not reasonable to …
Men's status and reproductive success in 33 nonindustrial societies: Effects of subsistence, marriage system, and reproductive strategy
Social status motivates much of human behavior. However, status may have been a
relatively weak target of selection for much of human evolution if ancestral foragers tended …
relatively weak target of selection for much of human evolution if ancestral foragers tended …
[BUCH][B] Hierarchy in the forest: The evolution of egalitarian behavior
C Boehm, C Boehm - 2009 - books.google.com
Are humans by nature hierarchical or egalitarian? Hierarchy in the Forest addresses this
question by examining the evolutionary origins of social and political behavior. Christopher …
question by examining the evolutionary origins of social and political behavior. Christopher …
Egalitarian societies
J Woodburn - Man, 1982 - JSTOR
Greater equality of wealth, of power and of prestige has been achieved in certain hunting
and gathering societies than in any other human societies. These societies, which have …
and gathering societies than in any other human societies. These societies, which have …