Human Social Behavior

A Human Social Behavior is a human behavior that is a social behavior.

• AKA: Human Sociability.
• Context:
  • It can be summarized by a Human Sociality Model.
  • It can (often) wane from Childhood to Agedness.
  • It can range from being a Human Small-Group Behavior to being a Human Large-Group Behavior.
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• Example(s):
  • Organizational Behavior.
  • At-Home Behavior.
  • In-Public Behavior.
  • Nightclubbing.
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• Counter-Example(s):
  • Bee Sociality.
  • Ant Sociality.
• See: Anthropology, Human Society, Swarm Theory.

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References

2006

• Alan Page Fiske. (2006). “The Inherent Sociability of Homo sapiens." Online Essay
  • QUOTE: … The most striking characteristic of Homo sapiens is our sociality. Social relationships pervade every aspect of human life and these relationships are far more extensive, complex, and diverse (within and across societies) than those of any other species. And for survival and reproduction we are far more dependent on our social relationships and our cultures than any other animal. But what does it mean to say that we are social animals — and what is a social relationship?

    The characteristic feature of a social relationship is that two or more people coordinate with each other so that their action, affect, evaluation, or thought are complementary

2004

• (Henrich et al., 2004) ⇒ Joseph Henrich, Robert Boyd, Samuel Bowles, Colin Camerer, Ernst Fehr, and Herbert Gintis. (2004). “Foundations of Human Sociality: Economic experiments and ethnographic evidence from fifteen small-scale societies." Oxford University Press.

2000

• (Gintis, 2000) ⇒ Herbert Gintis. (2000). “Strong Reciprocity and Human Sociality.” In: Journal of Theoretical Biology, 206(2).
  • ABSTRACT: Human groups maintain a high level of sociality despite a low level of relatedness among group members. …

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