Dominance strategy → Status seeking
Dominance is a means. Status is the end. Folklore treats them as synonyms.
Theory · Moderate
Supported by an experiment or a tightly identified design. Still read the caveats.
Mechanism
The Henrich–Gil-White split again. Dual-hormone work is mostly about this means. Prestige is the other door into the same room.
Caveats
Conceptual edge. Do not treat it as an identified treatment effect.
Effect
qualitative. Dominance is one of two technologies for the same latent (rank).
Nodes
Cite this page
What Causes What. “Dominance strategy → Status seeking.” https://whatcauseswhat.org/edges/e-dominance-status (atlas updated 2026-08-31).
Papers
- The evolution of prestige: Freely conferred deference as a mechanism for enhancing the benefits of cultural transmission
J. Henrich, F. J. Gil-White · 2001 · Evolution and Human Behavior