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  1. meltingasphalt.com

    The clearest non-human analogue to social status is the dominance hierarchy, found (most famously) in chickens, chimps, and wolves, but also in many other social species including fish and even insects. Sometimes these hierarchies are linear: alpha dominates beta, beta dominates gamma, and so on, as in the "pecking order" among chickens.
  2. postshift.com

    Social status is a complex, multi-faceted construct, often seen as a 'game' with its own set of rules. Status, in its simplest form, is about being respected and admired. It's a universal human desire, deeply rooted in our evolutionary past. Two primary dimensions of status are 'dominance' and 'prestige'.
  3. The beginning of wisdom about social status is learning to distinguish its two (and only two) primary forms: dominance and prestige. The dominance system and the prestige system have at least one thing in common: There are perks to having high status (whichever form it takes). Other than that, the t
  4. If you decide to join me (warning: long), by the end of this essay you'll know most of the important things I know about social status. There are wider and more practical perspectives we could take, but today we're going straight down, i.e., into the theoretical and evolutionary roots of the thing.
  5. Jan 12, 2025If you decide to join me (warning: long), by the end of this essay you'll know most of the important things I know about social status. There are wider and more practical perspectives we could take, but today we're going straight down, i.e., into the theoretical and evolutionary roots of the thing.

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