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Understanding the jaggedness in social complexity is more important

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 April 2025

Li Lei Open the ORCID record for Li Lei [Opens in a new window]  and
Tao Gong Open the ORCID record for Tao Gong [Opens in a new window]
Li Lei*
Affiliation:
Centre for Language Studies, Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands lilei4ac@gmail.com https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=CwZUxOIAAAAJ&hl=en
Tao Gong
Affiliation:
Google, New York, NY, USA gtojty@gmail.com https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=R3scOF4AAAAJ&hl=en
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Abstract

A clear definition of society helps prevent conceptual misunderstanding. When making practical measurement of societies, it is worth noting that social complexity is actually a jagged concept that encompasses multiple weakly correlated dimensions. Understanding such jaggedness assists interpretation of the divergence between anonymous societies and the social brain hypothesis.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 48 , 2025 , e66
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