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parochial altruism: a standalone construct

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Evolutionary anthropology

the combination of altruism toward one's own group and hostility toward outsiders, argued to have coevolved with intergroup conflict.

In evolutionary anthropology, parochial altruism refers to the combination of altruism toward one's own group and hostility toward outsiders, argued to have coevolved with intergroup conflict. This meaning comes from Choi (2007) in Science.[1]

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References

Choi, J., & Bowles, S. (2007). The Coevolution of Parochial Altruism and War. Science, 318(5850), 636-640. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1144237

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