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The missing link: Leadership, identity, and the social brain
Author(s) -
van Vugt Mark
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
british journal of psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.536
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 2044-8295
pISSN - 0007-1269
DOI - 10.1111/j.2044-8295.2011.02082.x
Subject(s) - psychology , social identity theory , social psychology , cohesion (chemistry) , social identity approach , identity (music) , social network (sociolinguistics) , social relation , hierarchy , cognitive psychology , social group , political science , chemistry , physics , organic chemistry , acoustics , law , social media
How the cohesion of a social network is being maintained in spite of having different layers of social interaction is an important question. I argue that the evolution of both (political) hierarchy and social identity play a crucial role in scaling up and bonding social networks. Together they are missing links in the social brain hypothesis, and further research is needed to understand the functions of leadership and social identity.