An Evolutionary Account of Status, Power, and Career in Modern Societies

Human Nature

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 191-207

  Fieder, Martin ^a   Huber, Susanne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Human organization; Income; Reproduction; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CAREER MOBILITY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EVOLUTION; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCOME; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; UNITED STATES;

BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; CAREER MOBILITY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HIERARCHY, SOCIAL; HUMANS; INCOME; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); REPRODUCTION; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS; WISCONSIN;

EID: 84863305874     PISSN: 10456767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12110-012-9139-7     Document Type: Article

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