African wildlife explorer Rob the Ranger watches lions traveling at dusk, revealing the group’s structured social hierarchy.

Citations: Magee, Joe, Adam Galinsky. 2008. Social Hierarchy: The Self-Reinforcing Nature of Power and Status. Academy of Management Annals. 351-398.. 351-398.

The Hidden Social Hierarchy of Animals. Story by Jennifer Geer • 11h. Ants live in incredibly organized, socially complex colonies where the division of labor is clearly defined.

POULOMI CHAKRABARTI, Status and Development, RSF: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences, Vol. 8, No. 6, Status: What It Is and Why It Matters for Inequality (NOVEMBER 2022), pp.

This important study uses long-term behavioural observations to understand the factors that influence female-on-female aggression in gorilla social groups. The evidence supporting the claims is ...

Archaeologists have long thought that monumental architecture—large, human-built structures that emphasize visibility—were products of societies with power structures, including social hierarchy, ...

A few weeks ago, at a music conference, a senior professor of the folk arts had just concluded a deeply moving presentation on a marginalised music tradition. An academic discussion about this ancient ...