PSYC 208 Chapter Notes - Chapter 14: In Flagrante Delicto, Natural Selection, Common Chimpanzee
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Aggression is costly: risk of injury and retaliation, reputational cost. Aggression is adaptive: prolongs survival rate, increases reproduction. Hawk vs. dove game: win > tie > lose > death. Common chimpanzees: bands dominated by males: young males attack other neighbours, aggressors expand territory and absorb females of other bands. Pygmy chimpanzees: bands dominated by coalitions of females. Intra-group violence is rare; disputes are settled sexually. Men are perpetuators and victims of intra-sexual violence. Same-sex homicides are a lot more common. Young male syndrome: high level of risk and antisocial activities young male engage in. Proportions of single males predicts collective aggression. Trivial altercations escalated if there"s potential loss of face". Saving face: major lethal conflicts occur between strangers in protection of social statuses. Culture of honour: societal norms of men protecting their honour with violent retaliation. Male psychology evolved to control female reproduction. Adultery law focuses on female marital status, husband is the victim.
