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This Element argues that gossiping is the most powerful mechanism to sustain cooperation without formal intervention. Propositions on cultural, structural, dispositional, situational, and technological gossip antecedents and consequences are developed and illustrated with evidence from the empirical record.

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A strange kind of indulgence; 1. The puzzle of sustainable cooperation; 2. The evolutionary origins of gossip, reputation and cooperation; 3. A goal framing perspective on gossip, reputation and cooperation; 4. Gossip: antecedents and consequences for reputation and cooperation; 5. Gossip and reputation in contemporary societies; 6. A research agenda for goal framing theory, gossip and reputation effects; References; Acknowledgements.

The Evolution of ReputationBased Cooperation

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      Publisher: Cambridge University Press
      Publication Date: 12/21/2023 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9781009217507, 978-1009217507
      ISBN10: 100921750X
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      Politics, Philosophy & Society Child and developmental psychology Physiological psychology Science & Nature Evolution / Evolutionary biology

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This Element argues that gossiping is the most powerful mechanism to sustain cooperation without formal intervention. Propositions on cultural, structural, dispositional, situational, and technological gossip antecedents and consequences are developed and illustrated with evidence from the empirical record.

      Table of Contents
      A strange kind of indulgence; 1. The puzzle of sustainable cooperation; 2. The evolutionary origins of gossip, reputation and cooperation; 3. A goal framing perspective on gossip, reputation and cooperation; 4. Gossip: antecedents and consequences for reputation and cooperation; 5. Gossip and reputation in contemporary societies; 6. A research agenda for goal framing theory, gossip and reputation effects; References; Acknowledgements.

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