Anthropology is the study of humanity. It asks the same questions philosophers have asked - but only questions about humans(Why language…
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People tend to accept ideas that a threshold percentage of their friends also subscribe to. This can be manipulated by creating a [ Majority…
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Bonding Social capital: The number of connections within a group. Bridging Social Capital: The number of connections between groups. Too…
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The decreased trust in others is both the reason to and result of decreased participation in communal activities. Without trust, we have to…
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It is the idea of a community within all its members minds. Eg. Nations. Some characteristics... Limited - there are boundaries beyond which…
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When individuals in a group interact, they can sometimes reach results that would not have reached them if each had acted alone. Whole is…
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Illiberal means that the most important unit is not the individual - it's the group. In a democratic system, Majoritarian policies is to…
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Portraying staged events(like wrestling) as real - including the internal politics, rivalries and relationships. Similar dynamic can be…
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Social networks can create the illusion that something is common when it is actually rare. Its the local impression that a specific…
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People learn behavior by observing and duplicating the behavior of others. This starts in childhood - and continues thru life. This can lead…
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