Dominance

For the meaning of the word "dominance" in genetics, please see Dominance relationship

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Dominance in the context of biology and anthropology is the state of having high social status relative to other individuals, who react submissively[?] to dominant individuals. The opposite of dominance is submissiveness.

"Dominance hierarchies" are found in many animals, including primates such as human beings.

See domination for a discussion of a human sexual behavior involving sexual dominance.

See also:

• aggression
• alpha male[?]

External links:

• http://www.cbs.umn.edu/chimp/social7.htm
• http://cogprints.ecs.soton.ac.uk/bbs/Archive/bbs.mazur
• http://www.sciencenetlinks.com/sci_update.cfm?DocID=69