What is a society in the case of multilevel societies?
We expand on Moffett's discussion of societies in the context of multilevel social systems, for which Moffett proposes the core unit to constitute a society. Moffett's definition of a society, however, suggests that it is more parsimonious to assign this label to the upper (band) level. An understanding of multilevel systems is critical for informing discussions about what a society is.
Authors
- Cyril C. Grueter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8770-8148)
- Larissa Swedell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6909-2669)
Institutions
- Queens College, CUNY (US)
- The Graduate Center, CUNY (US)
- City University of New York (US)
- The University of Western Australia (AU)
- New York Consortium in Evolutionary Primatology (US)
- Dali University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Behavioral and Brain Sciences
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0140525x24001250
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.20