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      • Dominance reflects a repertoire of behaviors, cognitions, and emotions aimed at attaining social rank through coercion, intimidation, and the selfish manipulation of group resources. Prestige instead reflects behaviors, cognitions, and emotions aimed at attaining social rank through the display of valued knowledge and skill.
  1. Jan 1, 2016 · In the domain of social hierarchy, two key strategies possessed by humans are dominance and prestige. Both reflect suites of functionally coordinated mechanisms inherited by human ancestors, and both reflect viable routes to attaining high social rank within groups (Cheng et al., 2013).

  2. Nov 15, 2017 · Dominance is a strategy through which people gain and maintain social rank by using coercion, intimidation, and power. Prestige is a strategy through which people gain and maintain social rank by displaying valued knowledge and skills and earning respect.

    • Jon K. Maner
    • 2017
  3. The current article synthesizes recent lines of research documenting differences between dominance- versus prestige oriented individuals, including personality traits and emotions, strategic behaviors deployed in social interactions, leadership strategies, and physiological correlates of both behaviors.

  4. Sep 30, 2023 · Dominance and prestige are fundamental influencing strategies with distinct underlying behavioral, cognitive, and affective mechanisms used by individuals to climb social hierarchies and obtain high-status positions.

  5. Nov 19, 2012 · In contrast, the DominancePrestige Account holds that Dominance and Prestige represent independent and distinct avenues to social rank, and thus Dominance and Prestige should each be independently associated with high social rank, even after controlling for shared variance.

  6. May 1, 2019 · Prestige and dominance are thought to be two evolutionarily distinct routes to gaining status and influence in human social hierarchies. Prestige is attained by having specialist knowledge or skills that others wish to learn, whereas dominant individuals use threat or fear to gain influence over others.

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  8. Jan 1, 2016 · This article focuses on two strategies—dominance and prestige—that have played a key role in regulating human hierarchies throughout history. Dominance reflects a repertoire of behaviors, cognitions, and emotions aimed at attaining social rank through coercion, intimidation, and the selfish manipulation of group resources.

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