The evolution of prestige: Freely conferred deference as a mechanism for enhancing the benefits of cultural transmission

Evolution and Human Behavior

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 165-196

  Henrich, Joseph ^a   Gil White, Francisco J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cultural transmission; Dual inheritance theory; Prestige; Prestige biased transmission; Social learning; Status

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002881863     PISSN: 10905138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1090-5138(00)00071-4     Document Type: Article

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