Social and Behavioral Science: How Inequality and Segregation Shape (and Are Shaped by) Cooperation and Collective Action

Abstract

How do inequalities within communities alter patterns of cooperation and collective action among community members? And how does this depend on whether the community is segregated by wealth? Similarly, how does cooperation/collective action alter societal-level inequalities and wealth-based segregation? These questions exist at the intersection of two of social sciences most fundamental problems: i) the emergence andpersistence of inequalities and ii) the conditions that give rise to human cooperation and social order.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 27, 2023
Accession Number
AD1221459

Entities

People

  • Brent Simpson
  • David Melamed

Organizations

  • University of South Carolina

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