The Lost ARC / Unit 4 ARC 101 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Dominance and Prestige
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The idea
Joseph Henrich and Francisco Gil-White argued in two thousand one that people gain status two ways: by dominance, through force and fear, or by prestige, freely conferred.
In practice
One manager obeyed because people fear him; another sought out because people want to learn from her.
Where people slip
In their account, prestige is deference given voluntarily to the skilled, so others can stay close and learn.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
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