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Evolution and the psychology of intergroup conflict: the male warrior hypothesis

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McDonald, Melissa M., Navarrete, Carlos David, Van Vugt, Mark·2012·Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
DOI 10.1098/rstb.2011.0301
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The social science literature contains numerous examples of human tribalism and parochialism—the tendency to categorize individuals on the basis of their group membership, and treat ingroup members benevolently and outgroup members malevolently. We hypothesize that this tribal inclination is an adaptive response to the threat of coalitional aggression and intergroup conflict perpetrated by ‘warrior males’ in both ancestral and modern human environments. Here, we describe how male coalitional aggression could have affected the social psychologies of men and women differently and present preliminary evidence from experimental social psychological studies testing various predictions from the ‘male warrior’ hypothesis. Finally, we discuss the theoretical implications of our research for studying intergroup relations both in humans and non-humans and discuss some practical implications.

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Authors
McDonald, M. M., Navarrete, C. D., & Van Vugt, M.
Venue
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
Publisher
The Royal Society
Published
2012-03-05
Volume
367
Issue
1589
Pages
670-679
ISSN
  • 0962-8436 (ISSN-L)
  • 1471-2970
DOI
10.1098/rstb.2011.0301
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438
References
81
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33.08
Type
journal article
Language
en
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McDonald, M. M., Navarrete, C. D., & Van Vugt, M. (2012). Evolution and the psychology of intergroup conflict: the male warrior hypothesis. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2011.0301

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