Social Dominance
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Social structure of a group as it relates to the relative social rank of dominance status of its members. (APA, Thesaurus of Psychological Index Terms, 8th ed.) |
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human & animal |
Social Dominance Categories.
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Dominance-Subordination - Relationship between individuals when one individual threatens or becomes aggressive and the other individual remains passive or attempts to escape. |
Social Dominance Definitions and Terms
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