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... ROLES The term role is usually defined in the social sciences as a pattern of behavior characteristic of a particular status in a given society . Thus role behavior is repetitive and predictable ( " normal " ) in a situation with a ...
... ROLES The term role is usually defined in the social sciences as a pattern of behavior characteristic of a particular status in a given society . Thus role behavior is repetitive and predictable ( " normal " ) in a situation with a ...
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... roles - for individual members of the group ( Fedigan , 1974 ) . * The most widely discussed role in primatology is the " control role " performed by the rhesus alpha male . Alpha males protect the group from external challenges ...
... roles - for individual members of the group ( Fedigan , 1974 ) . * The most widely discussed role in primatology is the " control role " performed by the rhesus alpha male . Alpha males protect the group from external challenges ...
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... role behavior is perhaps most obvious when roles have anatomical correlates such as age or sexual dimorphism . Although role behaviors resemble aggressive behaviors in having a self - maintenance function , they lack the element of ...
... role behavior is perhaps most obvious when roles have anatomical correlates such as age or sexual dimorphism . Although role behaviors resemble aggressive behaviors in having a self - maintenance function , they lack the element of ...
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