Reproductive strategy and ethnic conflict: Slow life history as a protective factor against negative ethnocentrism in two contemporary societies

Journal of Social, Evolutionary, and Cultural Psychology

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 14-31

  Figueredo, Aurelio José ^a   Andrzejczak, Dok J ^a   Jones, Daniel Nelson ^b   Smith Castro, Vanessa ^c   Montero, Eiliana ^c  

^a The University of Arizona   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE COSTA RICA   (Costa Rica)

Author keywords

Emotional intelligence; Ingroup altruism; Life history strategy; Negative ethnocentrism; Out group hostility

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857886888     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19335377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/h0099277     Document Type: Article

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