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Coalitions and conflict: A longitudinal analysis of men's politics
To negotiate conflict and navigate status hierarchy, individuals in many species form coalitions. We describe inter-personal conflicts and assess theories of coalition formation in a small-scale human society. Based on longitudinal and cross-sectional social network analysis of men in two communitie...
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2021
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10427322/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37588539 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/ehs.2021.26 |
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description | To negotiate conflict and navigate status hierarchy, individuals in many species form coalitions. We describe inter-personal conflicts and assess theories of coalition formation in a small-scale human society. Based on longitudinal and cross-sectional social network analysis of men in two communities of Tsimane forager–horticulturalists, we find evidence of reciprocity in coalitional support, as well as evidence of transitivity: an ally of my ally is likely to become my ally. We find mixed support for coalition formation between individuals who share a common adversary. Coalition formation was also predicted by food- and labour-sharing and especially by kinship. Physically formidable men and men higher in informal status were more likely to provide coalitional support over time; evidence was mixed that they receive more coalitional support. The highest status men are hubs of a dense coalitional support network that indirectly link all men in the community. These findings suggest that male coalition formation is multiply motivated, and in general reveals the political dynamics that structure men's lives in small, relatively egalitarian communities. |
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spelling | pubmed-104273222023-08-16 Coalitions and conflict: A longitudinal analysis of men's politics Redhead, Daniel von Rueden, Christopher R. Evol Hum Sci Research Article To negotiate conflict and navigate status hierarchy, individuals in many species form coalitions. We describe inter-personal conflicts and assess theories of coalition formation in a small-scale human society. Based on longitudinal and cross-sectional social network analysis of men in two communities of Tsimane forager–horticulturalists, we find evidence of reciprocity in coalitional support, as well as evidence of transitivity: an ally of my ally is likely to become my ally. We find mixed support for coalition formation between individuals who share a common adversary. Coalition formation was also predicted by food- and labour-sharing and especially by kinship. Physically formidable men and men higher in informal status were more likely to provide coalitional support over time; evidence was mixed that they receive more coalitional support. The highest status men are hubs of a dense coalitional support network that indirectly link all men in the community. These findings suggest that male coalition formation is multiply motivated, and in general reveals the political dynamics that structure men's lives in small, relatively egalitarian communities. Cambridge University Press 2021-05-05 /pmc/articles/PMC10427322/ /pubmed/37588539 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/ehs.2021.26 Text en © The Author(s) 2021 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike licence (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/), which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the same Creative Commons licence is included and the original work is properly cited. The written permission of Cambridge University Press must be obtained for commercial re-use. |
spellingShingle | Research Article Redhead, Daniel von Rueden, Christopher R. Coalitions and conflict: A longitudinal analysis of men's politics |
title | Coalitions and conflict: A longitudinal analysis of men's politics |
title_full | Coalitions and conflict: A longitudinal analysis of men's politics |
title_fullStr | Coalitions and conflict: A longitudinal analysis of men's politics |
title_full_unstemmed | Coalitions and conflict: A longitudinal analysis of men's politics |
title_short | Coalitions and conflict: A longitudinal analysis of men's politics |
title_sort | coalitions and conflict: a longitudinal analysis of men's politics |
topic | Research Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10427322/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37588539 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/ehs.2021.26 |
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