Predicting Altruistic Behavior and Assessing Homophily: Evidence from the Sisterhood

The persistence of altruism throughout the evolutionary process has been explained by some on the basis of assortation, which requires the ability to detect dispositional altruism in others and voluntary interaction, resulting in altruism homophily. Numerous studies have identified the ability to de...

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Main Author: Michael J. Vernarelli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Society for Sociological Science 2016-10-01
Series:Sociological Science
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Online Access:https://www.sociologicalscience.com/articles-v3-38-889/