Understanding the jaggedness in social complexity is more important

A clear definition of society helps prevent conceptual misunderstanding. When making practical measurement of societies, it is worth noting that social complexity is actually a jagged concept that encompasses multiple weakly correlated dimensions. Understanding such jaggedness assists interpretation of the divergence between anonymous societies and the social brain hypothesis.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences
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2025-01-01
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https://doi.org/10.1017/s0140525x24001080
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Language and cultural evolution
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Understanding the jaggedness in social complexity is more important

Tao Gong, Lei Li
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Understanding the jaggedness in social complexity is more important

Tao Gong, Lei Li
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A clear definition of society helps prevent conceptual misunderstanding. When making practical measurement of societies, it is worth noting that social complexity is actually a jagged concept that encompasses multiple weakly correlated dimensions. Understanding such jaggedness assists interpretation of the divergence between anonymous societies and the social brain hypothesis.

Behavioral and Brain SciencesVol. 48
Google (United States) (US), Radboud University Nijmegen (NL)
Reduced inequalities
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Language and cultural evolution
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