Monkeys and other animals have rules about who does what, too. It's called the social hierarchy. And it has a huge influence on us -- on how we act, whom we spend time with, even where we go and ...

Indeed, if there’s one characteristic shared by almost every human society, it is inequality: the existence of a social hierarchy. Humans aren’t alone in that. But in an ant society ...

In an fMRI study, researchers now provide insights into how we acquire knowledge about social hierarchies, and reveal the specific mechanisms at play when that hierarchy is our own (as compared to ...

This research went a step further by suggesting that an inflated sense of self-belief of those farther up in the social hierarchy was motivated by a desire to achieve a high social rank.

It turns out there is a social hierarchy among pigeons, and it definitely pays to be the big bird on campus. STEVE PORTUGAL: Being top of the dominance hierarchy basically gives you preferential ...

He is part of a new social hierarchy that is forming around people who feel let down by conventional leaders. Within my research, I argue that the legitimacy and credibility of the British and US ...