The Origin of War: The Evolution of a Male-coalitional Reproductive Strategy, Volume 1 |
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... Cultural Summary 480 characteristics of 400 primitive societies . Textor dichotomized 428 of his variables , compiled the ... bellicosity , which consisted largely of preparations for war , available for 87 cultures ; and ( 4 ) acts of ...
... Cultural Summary 480 characteristics of 400 primitive societies . Textor dichotomized 428 of his variables , compiled the ... bellicosity , which consisted largely of preparations for war , available for 87 cultures ; and ( 4 ) acts of ...
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... cultures . One of his 12 factors was called ' Aggressive achievement ' , and it contained the following variables : narcissism .61 , bellicosity ( war preparations ) .56 , glory ( favorable attitude toward militarism ) .56 ...
... cultures . One of his 12 factors was called ' Aggressive achievement ' , and it contained the following variables : narcissism .61 , bellicosity ( war preparations ) .56 , glory ( favorable attitude toward militarism ) .56 ...
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... culture . It probably came into existence when the advance in material culture enabled man to defend himself better ... society's bellicosity . This represents a structure explosive , for there will be a tendency for this category of ...
... culture . It probably came into existence when the advance in material culture enabled man to defend himself better ... society's bellicosity . This represents a structure explosive , for there will be a tendency for this category of ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Nonhuman Intergroup Agonistic Behavior and Warfare | 3 |
The Adaptive Rationale | 7 |
Copyright | |
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adaptive agonistic behavior animals attack battle belligerence benefits biological cannibalism causes Chagnon chimpanzees civilization coalitions combat competition complex concept conspecifics contest cooperation correlation costs cultural evolution Darwin defense Dennen E.O. Wilson ecological economic enemy escalation evidence evolutionary evolved existence explain females feud fighting function genes genetic group selection hawk hominid hostility human hunter-gatherers hunting hypothesis inclusive fitness increase individual injury instinct interactions intergroup aggression intergroup conflict involved J.L. Brown killing kin selection kinship less lethal males mates matrilocal Maynard Smith military motives natural selection occur organization Otterbein patterns peace polygyny population predators primate primitive societies primitive warfare Q.Wright races raiding reproductive success result revenge ritual sapiens sexual selection social Social Darwinism sociobiology sociocultural evolution species strategy struggle survival tactics territorial theory Tooby tribal tribes Turney-High variables violence warlike warriors wars weapons women Yanomamö