We've all experienced defeat at some point – losing a game, a potential new job, a debate. Now, a new study has found that ...

Researchers have shown that mice use chemical cues, including odors, to detect the social rank of an unfamiliar mouse and compare it to their own, using this information to determine their behavior.

Social hierarchies are everywhere-think of high school dramas, where the athletes are portrayed as most popular, or large companies, where the CEO makes the important decisions.

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

How Banijay Asia stripped away dance and drama from Indian reality TV for a pure power-play experiment that became the country's most-watched show.

Columnist Francesco Salamone asks students to consider how their desire for higher social status impacts their decisions. Credit: Ana Glassman You and I are playing a subtle game. It congenitally ...

Social stratification refers to the structured hierarchy of classes that divides people by wealth, education, power, and ...

Nordic Journal of Migration Research, Vol. 15, No. 3 (2025), pp. 1-14 (14 pages) The Norwegian taxi industry is an immigrant niche. Immigrant niches are often structured hierarchically, where workers ...