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1Centre for Language Studies, Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands lilei4ac@gmail.comhttps://scholar.google.com/citations?user=CwZUxOIAAAAJ&hl=en.
The Behavioral and Brain Sciences
|April 3, 2025
Summary
Defining society clearly prevents misunderstandings. Social complexity is multifaceted, aiding interpretation of differences between anonymous societies and the social brain hypothesis.
Area of Science:
- Social sciences
- Sociology
- Anthropology
Background:
- Conceptual clarity in defining 'society' is crucial for accurate measurement and understanding.
- Social complexity is often oversimplified, masking its multidimensional nature.
Purpose of the Study:
- To define 'society' with clarity to prevent conceptual misunderstandings.
- To highlight the jagged nature of social complexity for better interpretation.
Main Methods:
- Conceptual analysis of the term 'society'.
- Exploration of social complexity as a multidimensional construct.
Main Results:
- A clear definition of society is proposed.
- Social complexity is characterized as a jagged concept with weakly correlated dimensions.
Conclusions:
- Understanding the jaggedness of social complexity is key to interpreting variations between different societal structures.
- This framework helps reconcile the social brain hypothesis with the existence of anonymous societies.
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