Accumulative fusion and the issue of age: Reconciling the model with the data
- PMID: 31064585
- DOI: 10.1017/S0140525X18001735
Accumulative fusion and the issue of age: Reconciling the model with the data
Abstract
We discuss a disconnect between the predictions of Whitehouse's model regarding the accumulative nature of fusion and real-world data regarding the age at which people generally engage in self-sacrifice. We argue that incorporating the link between age and identity development into Whitehouse's theoretical framework is central to understanding when and why people engage in self-sacrifice on behalf of the group.
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Four things we need to know about extreme self-sacrifice.Behav Brain Sci. 2018 Jan;41:e222. doi: 10.1017/S0140525X1800208X. Behav Brain Sci. 2018. PMID: 31064561
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Dying for the group: Towards a general theory of extreme self-sacrifice.Behav Brain Sci. 2018 Feb 7;41:e192. doi: 10.1017/S0140525X18000249. Behav Brain Sci. 2018. PMID: 29409552
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