Interpersonal Aggression among Aka Hunter-Gatherers of the Central African Republic

Human Nature

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 330-354

  Hess, Nicole ^a   Helfrecht, Courtney ^b   Hagen, Edward ^a   Sell, Aaron ^c   Hewlett, Barry ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Foragers; Indirect aggression; Physical aggression; Sex differences; Social norms

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649584249     PISSN: 10456767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12110-010-9094-0     Document Type: Article

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