Cultural and reproductive success and the causes of war: A Yanomamö perspective

Volume: 41, Issue: 3, Pages: 183 - 187
Published: May 1, 2020
Abstract
Inter-group competition including warfare is posited to be a key force in human evolution (Alexander, 1990; Choi & Bowles, 2007; Wrangham, 1999). Chagnon's research on the Yanomamö is seminal to understanding warfare in the types of societies characteristic of human evolutionary history. Chagnon's empirical analyses of the hypothesis that competition for status or cultural success is linked to reproduction (Irons, 1979) and warfare attracted...
Paper Details
Title
Cultural and reproductive success and the causes of war: A Yanomamö perspective
Published Date
May 1, 2020
Volume
41
Issue
3
Pages
183 - 187
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