War and Violence Flashcards

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1
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Aggression as an adaptation:

A

defense
increase status
same-sex rivals
deter rivals
pillaging

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2
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The Young male syndrome

A

male same-sex homicides > female same-sex homcides

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  1. evidence for warfare being a male characteristic
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women do not form same-sex groups to go to war

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4
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  1. evidence for warfare being a male characteristic
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males perform cost benefit analysis of aggression

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5
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  1. evidence for warfare being a male characteristic:
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warfare provides access to women

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6
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  1. evidence for warfare being a male characteristic
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strength, fighting ability and bravery valued by men

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7
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warfare in Ecuadorian Amazon:

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correlation between status and warriorship

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8
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  1. conditions for war:
A

gain in reproductive resources > loss of reproductive resources

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9
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2 conditions for war:

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must believe will be victorious

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10
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  1. conditions for war:
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individual risk must give rise to benefit

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  1. conditions for war:
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warriors unaware of who will survive and who will die

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12
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details of Bronze Age battle

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3200 years ago
Tollense River
wood, flint bronze

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13
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  1. similarities between militarism and tribalism: members fight for….
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each other, not the cause

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  1. similarities between militarism and tribalism: members…
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train , live, and fight together

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  1. similarities between militarism and tribalism:
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close relationships between membranes

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16
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units of New Zealand army have their own form of what dance…

A

haka

17
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British casualties of the lost generation:

A

35.8%

18
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which class of people made up most of the casualties of the battle of the somme?

A

infantry, specifically the officers

19
Q

casualty rates of injured infantry:

A

86%

20
Q

describe contraints to behaviour:

A

cultural, not biological

21
Q

why are humans violent?

A

no innate termination signal to stop harming someone

22
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advantage of outlawing theft, murder and rape:

A

allows for focus on surival within harsh environments

23
Q

role of women in blood feuds:

A

keep shirt of the dead
speak of story to sons
wear black until revenge

24
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effect of blood feud on habitants in bellona:

A

inhibited by 500 people, not 1000

25
Q

how long was the blood feud between bellona and renell?

A

300 years

26
Q

what started the blood feud between bellona and renell?

A

renellese man peed in water hole

27
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death of a decoy pigeon caused a blood feud to span how much time?

A

> 150 years

28
Q

increase in homicide rates in bellona during the blood feud:

A

62.2 % to 295.5

29
Q

% of killing due to vegeance in blood feuds:

A

53.2%

30
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% of killing due to theft or property destruction in blood feuds:

A

20.5%

31
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% of killing due to humilating behaviour in blood feuds:

A

17.4%

32
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% of killing due to other behaviours in blood feuds:

A

4.2%

33
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% of killing due to unknown reasons in blood feuds:

A

4.7%

34
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expanation for blood feud on bellona:

A

combination of factors relating to social structure

35
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reasons not to kill in a blood feud:

A

people low status
not/ no enough suriviors to launch attack
killer not indentified
target are close kin
targets were notrious thieves

36
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why did the blood feud continue?

A

killing beget killing

37
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breakdown of cultural constraints induces:

A

violence

38
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aggression can be adaptaive as well as

A

maaladaptive