Social Networks and Cooperation in Hunter-Gatherers

Social networks exhibit striking structural regularities1,2, and theory and evidence suggest that they may have played a role in the development of large-scale cooperation in humans3–7. Here, we characterize the social networks of the Hadza, an evolutionarily relevant population of hunter-gatherers8...

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Main Authors: Apicella, Coren L., Marlowe, Frank W., Fowler, James H., Christakis, Nicholas A.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: 2012
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3340565/