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Social Dominance
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Definition
: Social structure of a group as it relates to the relative social rank of dominance status of its members. (APA, Thesaurus of Psychological Index Terms, 8th ed.)
human & animal
Examples
Dominance-Subordination
Other names
Dominance, Social; Dominance Hierarchy; Hierarchy, Dominance; Dominance Hierarchies