Why societies are important and grow so large: Tribes, nations, and teams.

IF 16.6 1区心理学 Q1 BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES

Behavioral and Brain Sciences Pub Date : 2025-04-03 DOI:10.1017/S0140525X24001274

Roy F Baumeister, Danny Southwick

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Abstract

Moffett's definition of societies could be augmented by recognizing society's organizing systems that coordinate diverse individuals' behavior for collective good. Viewing humans as cultural animals indicates three reasons for ever larger societies: More shared information, bigger and better marketplace for exchange, and military superiority in numbers. Sports teams are societies offering a promising venue for empirical work.

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为什么社会如此重要并发展得如此庞大：部落、国家和团队。

莫菲特对社会的定义可以通过承认社会的组织系统来扩充，这些组织系统协调不同个人的行为以实现集体利益。将人类视为文化动物表明了社会规模越来越大的三个原因：更多的共享信息，更大更好的交换市场，以及数量上的军事优势。运动队是为实证研究提供有希望的场所的社团。

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences 医学-行为科学

CiteScore

1.40

自引率

1.70%

发文量

353

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