Dominant individuals have priority access to mates and resources. However, high rank can be costly too, especially when it is maintained by intense agonistic behavior. Oxidative stress has been ...

The study conducted in male mice found that bigger social tumbles are more stressful. Imaging of the mouse brain with key gene highlighted by blue stain. The University of Texas at Austin. Social ...

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. 28-49 (23 pages) Although social status has ...

India’s decision to conduct a full caste census in 2027 marks a profound turning point in how the nation confronts its most enduring social hierarchy.

Gloria Liu is a contributing editor for Outside, writing often about the intersection of mainstream and outdoor culture. She lives in Lake Tahoe. The Alberta chair at Wolf Creek ski area is not a high ...

You and I are playing a subtle game. It congenitally dictates the friends you make, the partner you choose, the major you declare, and the job you apply for. This masked motivation decides both your ...

Few leadership positions in the U.S. government come with as many challenges as Commissioner of the Social Security Administration, the massive retirement benefits agency that has run into massive ...