Societal threat as a moderator of cultural group selection
Abstract
As scholars have rushed to either prove or refute cultural group selection (CGS), the debate lacks sufficient consideration of CGS's potential moderators. We argue that pressures for CGS are particularly strong when groups face ecological and human-made threat. Field, experimental, computational, and genetic evidence are presented to substantiate this claim.
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TL theory holds that, during times of threat, groups and individuals gravitate towards cultural tightness because tighter norms can better maintain societal order, stability, and coordination.
“TL theory holds that, during times of threat, groups and individuals gravitate towards cultural tightness because tighter norms can better maintain societal order, stability, and coordination [24–26].”
From Ecological and cultural factors underlying the global distribution of prejudice (2019) · cites this paper as [26]
Cultures tighten in the face of ecological threat.
“According to past research, cultures tighten in the face of ecological threat [24–26].”
From Ecological and cultural factors underlying the global distribution of prejudice (2019) · cites this paper as [26]
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Jackson, J. C., van Egmond, M., Choi, V. K., Ember, C. R., Halberstadt, J., Balanovic, J., Basker, I. N., Boehnke, K., Buki, N., Fischer, R., et al. (2019) · PLOS ONE · doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0221953 · Cited by 144 · see citing works
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- Authors
- Gelfand, M. J., Roos, P., Nau, D., Harrington, J., Mu, Y., & Jackson, J.
- Affiliations
- University of Maryland, College Park (US)
- Venue
- Behavioral and Brain Sciences
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press (CUP)
- Published
- 2016
- Volume
- 39
- Pages
- e38-e38
- ISSN
- 0140-525X (ISSN-L)
- 1469-1825
- OpenAlex
- W2521555574
- Cited by
- 9
- References
- 7
- Citations by year
- 2023: 1 · 2022: 4 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 1 · 2019: 1
- FWCI
- 3.41
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Behavioral and Brain Sciences (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Cultural Studies › Language and cultural evolution
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior
- Keywords
- cultural group selection, societal threats, moderators, ecological threats, group selection, cultural evolution
- MeSH terms
- Ecology, Face, Humans
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