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The Monkey Dance in Hunter Gatherer Communities
14:05 - 25:05 (10:59)
Anthropologists have studied the social structures of hunter gatherer communities and found that there is not a firm hierarchy and relationships are evenly distributed. The "monkey dance" is a sequence observed in these communities when two men verbally threaten each other before eventually resolving the conflict.
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A discussion on the possible reasons why young guys play loud music out of their cars, particularly late at night when there may be drunk people around, including the theory that they are trying to draw the attention of unsavory individuals or engaging in a form of evolutionary psychology.
14:05 - 15:32 (01:26)
Summary
A discussion on the possible reasons why young guys play loud music out of their cars, particularly late at night when there may be drunk people around, including the theory that they are trying to draw the attention of unsavory individuals or engaging in a form of evolutionary psychology.
ChapterThe Monkey Dance in Hunter Gatherer Communities
Episode#292 - Rob Henderson - Signalling: Why You Do The Things You Do
PodcastModern Wisdom
The "monkey dance" is a nonfatal exchange of aggressive posturing, verbal insults, and aggressive gestures that may happen between young men.
15:32 - 20:04 (04:31)
Summary
The "monkey dance" is a nonfatal exchange of aggressive posturing, verbal insults, and aggressive gestures that may happen between young men. It's often not as dangerous as it appears, and men tend to de-escalate situations before things get out of hand.
ChapterThe Monkey Dance in Hunter Gatherer Communities
Episode#292 - Rob Henderson - Signalling: Why You Do The Things You Do
PodcastModern Wisdom
Research conducted in sociology and anthropology suggests that equality of status can lead to a greater likelihood of conflict due to absence of social positioning methods, but also an increased likelihood of it being broken up because there is no signaling to be gained.
20:06 - 22:25 (02:19)
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Research conducted in sociology and anthropology suggests that equality of status can lead to a greater likelihood of conflict due to absence of social positioning methods, but also an increased likelihood of it being broken up because there is no signaling to be gained. Studies on prisoners show that when unfamiliar prisoners are put together, fights are more likely to occur than if they have been together a long time.
ChapterThe Monkey Dance in Hunter Gatherer Communities
Episode#292 - Rob Henderson - Signalling: Why You Do The Things You Do
PodcastModern Wisdom
Anthropologists have found that there is usually not a firm hierarchy within hunter gatherer communities.
22:25 - 25:05 (02:39)
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Anthropologists have found that there is usually not a firm hierarchy within hunter gatherer communities. There are debates on how decisions are made, but for the most part, talented hunters are often downplayed in order to avoid creating a big ego.