Aggression- Evolutionary- Group Display Flashcards
What is xenophobia
Irrational or unreasoned fear of that which is perceived to be foreign or strange
How do tactics such as lynchmobbing and violence at sports events improve survival
May lead to better access to territory, resources, food, mating partners
How can xenophobia manifest itself
Suspicion of the out groups activities, agg, desire to eliminate opposing groups presence
Xenophobia encourages agg and therefore…
Dominance
Xenophobia extends to territorial agg against the out group. The I group attempts to show territorial dominance by doing what
Link to evol
Creating a home environment that is hostile for them - less likely to come
More likely to survive—reproduce
Link to sporting events- how does xenophobia manifest itself
How would evol explain this
Racist chants relating to opposing team or players from other team
Evol suggests trying to scare them so they’re less likely to come back and therefore remove threat
Creating hostile environment means stay away which increases chance of repro and survival
Who are the researchers into evol
Podaliri and Bolestri
Shwarz and Barkey
What did P&B do
Assessed behaviour of football match crowds in Italy
Looked at chants and agg behaviour
Found agg chants strengthened cultural identity of supporters so differences were emphasised
Associated to stronger group increased status and made more attractive to potential partners
What did Shwarz and Barkey suggest
Home teams win more games at home due to social support and hostility towards opposing team
Who proposed the power threat hypothesis
Blalock
What does the power treat hypothesis suggest
Groups are agg in order to maintain power and eradicate a threat
How many lynchings took place between 1882 and 1930
2805- on average 1 a week
Lunching coincided with which two major events in civil rights history
Link to evol
Abolishment of slavery// more freedom
Therefore, they’re seen as a threat to resources, mating partners
White people has power and black people seen as a threat so they lynched black people to maintain power and help survival
Evaluation of xenophobia
Practical applications
Supporting research
Is it genuine or ritual agg at football matches
Evaluation of power threat hypothesis
Contradictory research to lynch mobs
