On the Emergence of Oligarchy in Human Interaction.

Mayhew, Bruce H.; Levinger, Roger L.

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Publication Date: 1976

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On the Emergence of Oligarchy in Human Interaction

Mayhew, Bruce H.; Levinger, Roger L.

American Journal of Sociology, 81, 5, 1017-49, Mar 76

This study examines how group size affects power structure. Elementary conditions under which human interaction generally occurs constrain power to equalize as the length of the interaction sequence increases and to polarize as the size of the group increases. (Author/DE)

Descriptors: Group Dynamics, Group Structure, Interaction Process Analysis, Power Structure, Social Relations, Sociology

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