Neural Basis of Preference for Human Social Hierarchy versus Egalitarianism
Neural Basis of Preference for Human Social Hierarchy versus Egalitarianism
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10.1111/j.1749-6632.2009.04508.x
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2009-01-01
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Lipke, Trixie
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Chiao, Joan Y.;Mathur, Vani A.;Lipke, Trixie
个体差异的一个根本方式是他们在多大程度上更喜欢社会统治等级制度而不是平等主义作为社会结构的指导原则，这种现象称为社会统治取向。在这里，我们表明，偏好等级，而不是平等的社会关系变化的神经反应在左前额叶和前扣带皮层的功能。我们的研究结果提供了新的证据，表明对社会支配等级的偏好与大脑区域内的神经功能有关，这些区域与分享和感受他人痛苦的能力有关;这表明社会和政治态度的神经生物学基础。这些研究结果的公平，正义和组间关系的社会神经科学研究的影响进行了讨论。
A fundamental way that individuals differ is in the degree to which they prefer social dominance hierarchy over egalitarianism as a guiding principle of societal structure, a phenomenon known as social dominance orientation. Here we show that preference for hierarchical rather than egalitarian social relations varies as a function of neural responses within left anterior insula and anterior cingulate cortices. Our findings provide novel evidence that preference for social dominance hierarchy is associated with neural functioning within brain regions that are associated with the ability to share and feel concern for the pain of others; this suggests a neurobiological basis for social and political attitudes. Implications of these findings for research on the social neuroscience of fairness, justice, and intergroup relations are discussed.