| Abstrakt: |
Status hierarchies are a fundamental form of human social organization. Status hierarchies appear to form naturally, and are universal in social systems tied to the unequal accumulation of resources. These systems are usually stable in task situations, and are generally accepted by both high and low status individuals within the group. It is generally assumed within social sciences that status is a social construct, and that status hierarchies are products of the social environment. However, in this paper I shall endeavor to show not only that status hierarchies themselves are the result of individual evolutionary pressures, but also to show that the characteristics of status are themselves the result of evolutionary pressure toward reproductive fitness. ..PAT.-Unpublished Manuscript [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
