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Group identity without social interactions?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 April 2025

Gabriel Ramos-Fernandez Open the ORCID record for Gabriel Ramos-Fernandez [Opens in a new window] ,
Sandra E. Smith Aguilar Open the ORCID record for Sandra E. Smith Aguilar [Opens in a new window] ,
Edoardo Pietrangeli Open the ORCID record for Edoardo Pietrangeli [Opens in a new window] ,
Cristina Jasso-del Toro Open the ORCID record for Cristina Jasso-del Toro [Opens in a new window] ,
José R. Nicolás-Carlock Open the ORCID record for José R. Nicolás-Carlock [Opens in a new window] ,
Denis Boyer Open the ORCID record for Denis Boyer [Opens in a new window] ,
Braulio Pinacho-Guendulain Open the ORCID record for Braulio Pinacho-Guendulain [Opens in a new window] ,
Augusto Montiel Castro Open the ORCID record for Augusto Montiel Castro [Opens in a new window]  and
Filippo Aureli
Gabriel Ramos-Fernandez
Affiliation:
Instituto de Investigaciones en Matemáticas Aplicadas y en Sistemas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico gabriel@aries.iimas.unam.mx sandra.smith@iimas.unam.mx cristina.jasso@iimas.unam.mx https://mmss.iimas.unam.mx/proyectos/redes-multiplex/
Sandra E. Smith Aguilar
Affiliation:
Instituto de Investigaciones en Matemáticas Aplicadas y en Sistemas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico gabriel@aries.iimas.unam.mx sandra.smith@iimas.unam.mx cristina.jasso@iimas.unam.mx https://mmss.iimas.unam.mx/proyectos/redes-multiplex/
Edoardo Pietrangeli
Affiliation:
Instituto de Neuroetología, Universidad Veracruzana, Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico pietrangeli.edoardo@gmail.com faureli@uv.mx
Cristina Jasso-del Toro
Affiliation:
Instituto de Investigaciones en Matemáticas Aplicadas y en Sistemas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico gabriel@aries.iimas.unam.mx sandra.smith@iimas.unam.mx cristina.jasso@iimas.unam.mx https://mmss.iimas.unam.mx/proyectos/redes-multiplex/
José R. Nicolás-Carlock
Affiliation:
Instituto de Física, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico jnicolas@unam.mx boyer@fisica.unam.mx
Denis Boyer
Affiliation:
Instituto de Física, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico jnicolas@unam.mx boyer@fisica.unam.mx
Braulio Pinacho-Guendulain
Affiliation:
Unidad Lerma, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Estado de México, Mexico bpinacho@correo.ler.uam.mx a.montiel@correo.ler.uam.mx
Augusto Montiel Castro
Affiliation:
Unidad Lerma, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Estado de México, Mexico bpinacho@correo.ler.uam.mx a.montiel@correo.ler.uam.mx
Filippo Aureli*
Affiliation:
Instituto de Neuroetología, Universidad Veracruzana, Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico pietrangeli.edoardo@gmail.com faureli@uv.mx
*
*Corresponding author.
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Abstract

We present several arguments for the preeminence of social interactions in determining and giving shape to societies. In our view, a society can emerge from social interaction and relationship patterns without the need for establishing an a priori limit on who actually belongs to it. Markers of group identity are one element among many that allow societies to persist.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 48 , 2025 , e69
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