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William Irons
Researcher at Northwestern University
Publications - Â 44
Citations - Â 3783
William Irons is an academic researcher from Northwestern University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Sociobiology & Agrarian society. The author has an hindex of 20, co-authored 44 publications receiving 3619 citations. Previous affiliations of William Irons include Pennsylvania State University & University of Michigan.
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Intergroup aggression in chimpanzees and humans
Joseph H. Manson,Richard W. Wrangham,James L. Boone,Bernard Chapais,Robin I. M. Dunbar,Carol R. Ember,William Irons,Linda F. Marchant,William C. McGrew,Toshisada Nishida,James D. Paterson,Eric Alden Smith,Craig B. Stanford,Carol M. Worthman +13 more
TL;DR: Examination of comparative data on nonhuman primates and crosscultural study of foraging societies suggests that attacks are lethal because where there is sufficient imbalance of power their cost is trivial, and that it is resources of reproductive interest to males that determine the causes of intergroup aggression.
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Intergenerational wealth transmission and the dynamics of inequality in small-scale societies.
Monique Borgerhoff Mulder,Samuel Bowles,Tom Hertz,Adrian Bell,Jan Beise,Greg Clark,Ila Fazzio,Michael Gurven,Kim Hill,Paul L. Hooper,William Irons,Hillard Kaplan,Donna L. Leonetti,Bobbi S. Low,Frank W. Marlowe,Richard McElreath,Suresh Naidu,David A. Nolin,Patrizio Piraino,Robert J. Quinlan,Eric Schniter,Rebecca Sear,Mary K. Shenk,Eric Alden Smith,Christopher von Rueden,Polly Wiessner +25 more
TL;DR: It is shown that intergenerational transmission of wealth and wealth inequality are substantial among pastoral and small-scale agricultural societies but are limited among horticultural and foraging peoples (equivalent to the most egalitarian of modern industrial populations).