Social dominance results when members of a social group vary in their ability to acquire
resources in the presence of others (ie, compete). Traditional approaches to social
dominance often emphasize coercive behavior, but nonetheless suggest that dominant
individuals are socially central (eg, watched, attractive social partners). These patterns,
however, apply to humans only up to a certain age. This apparent discontinuity may give the
false impression that social dominance is less relevant to human social organization than it …