Worth noting that in humans (and unlike in most other primates) status isn’t primarily determined solely by dominance (e.g., control via coercion), but instead is also significantly influenced via prestige (e.g., voluntary deference due to admiration). While both dominance and prestige play a large role in determining status among humans, if anything prestige probably plays a larger role.
(Note – I’m not an expert in anthropology, and anyone who is can chime in, but this is my understanding given my amount of knowledge in the area.)
Agreed, I only used the word “dominance games” because it seemed helpful for understandability and the wordcount. But it was inaccurate enough to be worth effort to find a better combination of words.
Worth noting that in humans (and unlike in most other primates) status isn’t primarily determined solely by dominance (e.g., control via coercion), but instead is also significantly influenced via prestige (e.g., voluntary deference due to admiration). While both dominance and prestige play a large role in determining status among humans, if anything prestige probably plays a larger role.
(Note – I’m not an expert in anthropology, and anyone who is can chime in, but this is my understanding given my amount of knowledge in the area.)
Agreed, I only used the word “dominance games” because it seemed helpful for understandability and the wordcount. But it was inaccurate enough to be worth effort to find a better combination of words.