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Dominance describes a method for obtaining status, involving priority access to limited resources through the use of fear and coercion.
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Dominance reflects a strategy in which intimidation and force are used to achieve high status within a group. Leadership, in this case, is attained through fear and maintained through deference that is coerced, rather than freely conferred (Case et al. 2018). An alternative strategy for achieving status is prestige, in which deference is freely granted toward an individual who displays competence and knowledge in valued domains (Henrich and Gil-White 2001). Positions of prestigious leadership are maintained through contributions toward the well-being of the group, personal sacrifice, and maintenance of positive social relationships with subordinates. The fact that both routes are successful for achieving status implies that there should be contextual determinants of the...
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Bochon, L., Bird, B.M., Watson, N.V. (2020). Function of Dominance. In: Shackelford, T., Weekes-Shackelford, V. (eds) Encyclopedia of Evolutionary Psychological Science. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-16999-6_2519-1
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