One recurrent feature of social species is the differential degree of deference and advantage conferred on some individuals and denied to others. In recent decades, scholars have made substantial inroads into understanding the psychological foundations of these social asymmetries. Much of this work converges on the notion that social stratification in humans is the result of two distinct forms of status: prestige, or freely conferred deference resulting from the capacity to benefit others and inspire respect; and dominance, or coercive compliance resulting from the capacity to inflict costs and impose fear [1].
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