Evolution and Development of Boys' Social Behavior

Autor/inn/en	Geary, David C.; Byrd-Craven, Jennifer; Hoard, Mary K.; Vigil, Jacob; Numtee, Chattavee
Titel	Evolution and Development of Boys' Social Behavior
Quelle	In: Developmental Review, 23 (2003) 4, S.444-470 (27 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0273-2297
DOI	10.1016/j.dr.2003.08.001
Schlagwörter	Social Behavior; Social Development; Males; Power Structure; Competition; Guidelines + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Social behaviour; Soziales Verhalten; Soziale Entwicklung; Male; Männliches Geschlecht; Wettkampf; Richtlinien
Abstract	An evolutionary analysis of the dynamics of one-on-one and coalitional male-male competition provides a theoretical frame for conceptualizing the evolved functions and proximate developmental forms of the social behavior of boys, and for appreciating why the behavior of boys differs from that of girls. We propose the accompanying selection pressures favored the evolution of motivational and behavioral dispositions in boys and men that facilitate the development and maintenance of large, competitive coalitions and result in the formation of within-coalition dominance hierarchies. Empirical research on boys' social development is reviewed using this frame and implications for interpreting boys' social behavior are explored. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10