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Book The Male Hierarchy

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  • Author : Hash Blink
  • Publisher : Hash Blink n Rebellious Rebels LLC
  • Release : 2023-10-11
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 242 pages

Download or read book The Male Hierarchy written by Hash Blink and published by Hash Blink n Rebellious Rebels LLC. This book was released on 2023-10-11 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the fantasy novel "The Male Hierarchy," the kingdom of Thalasia is governed by a social order divided into three clubs: the Alpha's, the Sigma's, and the Beta's. Chad, an Alpha male, is determined to maintain his power and authority, while Jacob, a Sigma male, challenges him and proves his own worth. Jack, a Beta male, takes a different approach and uses his intelligence and alliances to climb the ranks. As the male hierarchy faces external threats and internal power struggles, the dynamics shift and evolve. The story explores themes of competition, unity, and the potential for change within the hierarchy. Jacob discovers a magical realm and forms an alliance with its inhabitants to protect Thalasia. He shares his discovery with the male hierarchy and proposes a new vision for unity and cooperation. Despite initial resistance, the clubs work together to defend Thalasia and successfully repel a threat. Tensions arise between Jacob and Chad, but they eventually reconcile and continue to lead the council of unity. Jacob emphasizes the importance of working together and respecting each other's contributions. Jacob and Chad's conflict escalates during a council meeting, with Chad refusing to accept the new era of unity and cooperation. Meanwhile, Jack, a Beta male, starts to question the violence and fear that is tearing Thalasia apart. He meets a street performer named Marco who inspires him to see the world beyond Thalasia's borders. Jack begins to advocate for unity and cooperation, eventually gaining support from other Sigma and Beta males. However, tensions rise again when Jacob proposes an alliance with a magical realm, causing a heated argument with Chad. Jacob receives support from other club members and decides to pursue the alliance despite Chad's objections. As Thalasia takes steps towards a brighter future, Jacob and Jack realize that there may be a bigger problem lurking beneath the surface. The story ends with Chad's sudden disappearance, leaving Jacob and Jack to search for him and uncover the truth. In this text, Jacob and his companions find Chad cursed and in need of help. They transport him back to Thalasia but are attacked by rogue creatures who take Chad and leave Jacob and Jack stranded. Jacob and Jack resolve their conflict and continue their search for Chad. They eventually find him, break the curse, and return to Thalasia. However, they encounter a powerful Guardian who asks for their help in fighting the darkness threatening the forest. They defeat a dark creature but return to Thalasia to find a betrayal by Jack and Richard, who have plotted to overthrow Jacob. They capture Jacob and declare themselves the new leaders of the male hierarchy. Jacob, once a respected member of his group, is left alone and helpless in a dungeon as his former comrades walk away. Despite being trapped, Jacob refuses to give up and searches for an escape. He is eventually freed by Richard, but not before Jack reveals his sinister plans. Jacob knows he must gather his allies and regain control of Thalasia from the tyrants who have taken over. With the help of Chad, the Alpha male, they explore the underground hideout and eventually find a way out. They are greeted by a group of animals, which they see as a sign of something happening in the kingdom. They follow the animals and discover a group of sorcerers attempting to summon a demon. Chad and Jacob defeat the sorcerers and save Thalasia, but they uncover a deeper threat when they realize Jack had been working with the sorcerers. They prepare to face the challenges ahead and continue their quest for unity and peace. They face opposition from the demon's minions but ultimately defeat the demon and are celebrated as heroes.

Book The Male Hierarchy

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  • Author : Thomas Sheriff
  • Publisher : Independently Published
  • Release : 2024-04-26
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 0 pages

Download or read book The Male Hierarchy written by Thomas Sheriff and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2024-04-26 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the fantasy novel "The Male Hierarchy," the kingdom of Thalasia is governed by a social order divided into three clubs: the Alpha's, the Sigma's, and the Beta's. Chad, an Alpha male, is determined to maintain his power and authority, while Jacob, a Sigma male, challenges him and proves his own worth. Jack, a Beta male, takes a different approach and uses his intelligence and alliances to climb the ranks. As the male hierarchy faces external threats and internal power struggles, the dynamics shift and evolve. The story explores themes of competition, unity, and the potential for change within the hierarchy. Jacob discovers a magical realm and forms an alliance with its inhabitants to protect Thalasia. He shares his discovery with the male hierarchy and proposes a new vision for unity and cooperation. Despite initial resistance, the clubs work together to defend Thalasia and successfully repel a threat. Tensions arise between Jacob and Chad, but they eventually reconcile and continue to lead the council of unity. Jacob emphasizes the importance of working together and respecting each other's contributions. Jacob and Chad's conflict escalates during a council meeting, with Chad refusing to accept the new era of unity and cooperation. Meanwhile, Jack starts to question the violence and fear that is tearing Thalasia apart. He meets a street performer named Marco who inspires him to see the world beyond Thalasia's borders. Jack begins to advocate for unity and cooperation, eventually gaining support from other Sigma and Beta males.

Book Encyclopedia of Evolutionary Psychological Science

Download or read book Encyclopedia of Evolutionary Psychological Science written by Todd K. Shackelford and published by Springer. This book was released on 2021-03-20 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive, twelve volume reference work reflects the interdisciplinary influences on evolutionary psychology and serves as a major resource for its history, scientific contributors and theories. It draws on biology, cognitive science, anthropology, psychology, economics, computer science and paleoarchaeology to provide a multifaceted picture of behavioral adaptation in humans and how it adds to our academic and clinical understanding. Edited by a noted figure in evolutionary psychology, with many seminal and renowned contributors, this encyclopedia offers the full breadth of an area that is the forefront of behavioral thinking and investigation.

Book Social Dominance

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  • Author : Jim Sidanius
  • Publisher : Cambridge University Press
  • Release : 2001-02-12
  • ISBN : 9780521805407
  • Pages : 418 pages

Download or read book Social Dominance written by Jim Sidanius and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2001-02-12 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume focuses on two questions: why do people from one social group oppress and discriminate against people from other groups? and why is this oppression so mind numbingly difficult to eliminate? The answers to these questions are framed using the conceptual framework of social dominance theory. Social dominance theory argues that the major forms of intergroup conflict, such as racism, classism and patriarchy, are all basically derived from the basic human predisposition to form and maintain hierarchical and group-based systems of social organization. In essence, social dominance theory presumes that, beneath major and sometimes profound difference between different human societies, there is also a basic grammar of social power shared by all societies in common. We use social dominance theory in an attempt to identify the elements of this grammar and to understand how these elements interact and reinforce each other to produce and maintain group-based social hierarchy.

Book Sex and Gender Hierarchies

Download or read book Sex and Gender Hierarchies written by Barbara D. Miller and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1993-02-18 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This edited collection attempts to revive a unified anthropological approach to the study of sex and gender hierarchies. Seventeen distinguished contributors - from cultural anthropology, physical anthropology, archaeology, and anthropological linguistics - have produced a wealth of fascinating data on human and primate, ancient and contemporary, and 'primitive' and developed societies, covering topics such as mothering and child care, work, health, intrafamily relationships, and public power. The interdisciplinary approach successfully contributes to the development of better theory and methodology in anthropology.

Book Gender and Social Hierarchies

Download or read book Gender and Social Hierarchies written by Klea Faniko and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the pervasiveness of status asymmetry between gender categories from a social-psychological perspective. It offers key insights to practitioners and policymakers, and will appeal to scholars and students across the social sciences.

Book Gender Hierarchy of Masculinity and Femininity during the Chinese Cultural Revolution

Download or read book Gender Hierarchy of Masculinity and Femininity during the Chinese Cultural Revolution written by Zhuying Li and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-11-25 with total page 115 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Focusing on the influence of Maoist ideology and masculinist power on the representations of women in revolutionary opera films made during the Cultural Revolution, this book considers the gendered hierarchy between masculinity and femininity in relation to the historic and cultural context in which they were made. Using feminist methodology and epistemology to locate women’s social identity, this book explores the sociological connections between the masculinisation of women and masculinist domination in the context of the Cultural Revolution. Through film analysis, the author examines whether women, rather than 'liberated', were in fact re-gendered and oppressed by masculinist power. By critically evaluating gender hierarchy during the Chinese Cultural Revolution, the book provides hitherto neglected insights into gender within its social and cultural context. This an interdisciplinary book which should appeal to students and scholars across a range of disciplines, including gender studies, Asian studies, China studies, cultural studies and film studies.

Book Sigma Male Mentality

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  • Author : Chris Finley
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2021-12-04
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 67 pages

Download or read book Sigma Male Mentality written by Chris Finley and published by . This book was released on 2021-12-04 with total page 67 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you were unsure about where you stand in society as a man? Knowing that you are nothing like an Alpha Male nor a Beta Male. This book may give you some insight as to who you really are on the male hierarchy: If you think your highly independent Self reliant You seem to sit outside the hierarchy Enjoy being alone You tend to be a lone wolf in everything you do And you like to think first before you take action The Sigma Male is introverted and shuns mainstream society, yet still manages to be successful and popular with ladies.

Book Gender Hierarchy in the Qur   n

Download or read book Gender Hierarchy in the Qur n written by Karen Bauer and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2015-06-09 with total page 323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores Muslim interpretations of Qur'ānic verses on gender roles in testimony, human creation and marriage. Karen Bauer traces the evolution of these interpretations, showing how they have been adopted, adapted, rejected or replaced over time, by comparing the Qur'ān with a wide range of Qur'ānic commentaries and interviews.

Book Hierarchy

Download or read book Hierarchy written by Knut Mikjel Rio and published by Berghahn Books. This book was released on 2009 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On the basis of diverse ethnographic contexts in Oceania, Asia, and the Middle East, the author's challenge current conceptions of hierarchical formations and reassess former debates, both with regard to new theoretical issues and the new world situation of post-colonial and neocolonial agendas.

Book The Craft of Power

Download or read book The Craft of Power written by Ralph G. H. Siu and published by New York ; Toronto : Wiley. This book was released on 1979-03-09 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive guide to gaining, maintaining, and expanding personal power. Presents basic techniques for the management of people and organizations. Guidelines are presented in a ``how to'' fashion, illustrated by real-life examples. Evaluates power posture, then spells out operational specifics. Defines power and the social setting in which power is exercised. Explains fifteen ways of measuring one's competitive strength. Deals with techniques for harnessing people and money in the drive for power.

Book Hierarchy in the Forest

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  • Author : Christopher BOEHM
  • Publisher : Harvard University Press
  • Release : 2009-06-30
  • ISBN : 0674028449
  • Pages : 306 pages

Download or read book Hierarchy in the Forest written by Christopher BOEHM and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2009-06-30 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are humans by nature hierarchical or egalitarian? Hierarchy in the Forest addresses this question by examining the evolutionary origins of social and political behavior. Christopher Boehm, an anthropologist whose fieldwork has focused on the political arrangements of human and nonhuman primate groups, postulates that egalitarianism is in effect a hierarchy in which the weak combine forces to dominate the strong. The political flexibility of our species is formidable: we can be quite egalitarian, we can be quite despotic. Hierarchy in the Forest traces the roots of these contradictory traits in chimpanzee, bonobo, gorilla, and early human societies. Boehm looks at the loose group structures of hunter-gatherers, then at tribal segmentation, and finally at present-day governments to see how these conflicting tendencies are reflected. Hierarchy in the Forest claims new territory for biological anthropology and evolutionary biology by extending the domain of these sciences into a crucial aspect of human political and social behavior. This book will be a key document in the study of the evolutionary basis of genuine altruism. Table of Contents: The Question of Egalitarian Society Hierarchy and Equality Putting Down Aggressors Equality and Its Causes A Wider View of Egalitarianism The Hominoid Political Spectrum Ancestral Politics The Evolution of Egalitarian Society Paleolithic Politics and Natural Selection Ambivalence and Compromise in Human Nature References Index Reviews of this book: This well-written book, geared toward an audience with background in the behavioral and evolutionary sciences but accessible to a broad readership, raises two general questions: 'What is an egalitarian society?' and 'How have these societies evolved?'...[Christopher Boehm] takes the reader on a journey from the Arctic to the Americas, from Australia to Africa, in search of hunter-gatherer and tribal societies that emanate the egalitarian ethos--one that promotes generosity, altruism and sharing but forbids upstartism, aggression and egoism. Throughout this journey, Boehm tantalizes the reader with vivid anthropological accounts of ridicule, criticism, ostracism and even execution--prevalent tactics used by subordinates in egalitarian societies to level the social playing field...Hierarchy in the Forest is an interesting and thought-provoking book that is surely an important contribution to perspectives on human sociality and politics. --Ryan Earley, American Scientist Reviews of this book: Combing an exhaustive ethnographic survey of human societies from groups of hunter-gatherers to contemporary residents of the Balkans with a detailed analysis of the behavioral attributes of non-human primates (chimpanzees, gorillas, bonobos), Boehm focuses on whether humans are hierarchical or egalitarian by nature...[Boehm's hypotheses] are invariably intriguing and well documented...He raises topics of wide interest and his book should get attention. --Publishers Weekly Boehm has been the first to look at egalitarianism with a cold, unromantic eye. He sees it as a victory over hierarchical tendencies, which are equally marked in our species. I would predict that his insightful examination will reverberate within anthropology and the social sciences as well as among biologists interested in the evolution of social systems. --Frans de Waal, Emory University Hierarchy in the Forest is an original and stimulating contribution to thinking about the origins of egalitarianism. I personally find Boehm's ideas convincing, but whether one agrees with him or not, he has formulated his hypotheses in such a way that this book is likely to set the terms of the discussion for the forseeable future. --Barbara Smuts, University of Michigan The most unique and interesting feature of this clear, well written book is the way Boehm links the study of nonhuman primates (particularly chimpanzees) to traditional concepts of political anthropology. As a political scientist, I was intrigued by Boehm's suggestion that democracy, both ancient and modern, could be understood as the expression of the same natural dispositions that support the egalitarianism of nomadic bands and sedentary tribes. I expect that many scholars in biology, anthropology, and the social sciences would learn from this stimulating book. Even those who disagree with Boehm's arguments are likely to be provoked in instructive ways. --Larry Arnhart, Northern Illinois University Chris Boehm boldly and cogently attacks a whole orthodoxy in anthropology which sees hunter-gatherer 'egalitarianism' as somehow the basic form of human society. No praise can be too high for Boehm's brilliant and courageous book. --Robin Fox, Rutgers University

Book Hierarchy and the Alpha Male

Download or read book Hierarchy and the Alpha Male written by and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Beyond Hierarchy

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  • Author : Sarah Oerton
  • Publisher : Taylor & Francis
  • Release : 2013-10-08
  • ISBN : 1135345732
  • Pages : 232 pages

Download or read book Beyond Hierarchy written by Sarah Oerton and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2013-10-08 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the early 1980s there has been a surge of interest in both issues of gender and sexuality in work and organizational life, and in the founding and running of co-operatives and collectives. Since hierarchy rests on divisions which are in part gendered and sexualized, and co-operatives for the most part operate with "flat" or non-hierarchical structures, they could be seen as places where gender and sexuality make little difference to the experiences of workers.; This text takes issue with the assumption that where there is an absence of formal hierarchy in work and organizational life, there is likely to be an absence of gender inequalities. It argues that the matter is more complex than the simple equating of less hierarchy with greater gender equality.

Book 12 Rules for Good Men

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  • Author : Jed Diamond
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2020-03-31
  • ISBN : 9781941768846
  • Pages : 200 pages

Download or read book 12 Rules for Good Men written by Jed Diamond and published by . This book was released on 2020-03-31 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "One hierarchy has been of supreme importance in all known human societies: the hierarchy of gender, says historian Yuval Noah Harari, author of Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind. "People everywhere have divided themselves into men and women," says Harari, "and almost everywhere men have got the better deal, at least since the Agricultural Revolution." However, there has been a costly consequence for men's top-dog status. In his book, The Hazards of Being Male, psychologist Herb Goldberg says, "The male has paid a heavy price for his masculine 'privilege' and power. He is out of touch with his emotions and his body. He is playing by the rules of the male game plan and with lemming-like purpose he is destroying himself--emotionally, psychologically and physically." 12 Rules for Good Men is based on the new findings from evolutionary science demonstrating three important truths. First, there was an earlier time in human history where males and females enjoyed greater equality. Second, what we call "civilization" has improved our lives in some way but caused unrecognized harm to males, females, and the fragile planet we all share. Third, there are critical, biologically based, differences between males and females that need to be understood and respected if we are to end the battle of the sexes and co-create, in the words of Charles Eisenstein, "the more beautiful world our hearts know is possible." 12 Rules for Good Men is the first book to offer men new rules for success in the 21st century. It guides men to engage three questions we must all answer before we die: 1. Did I live fully? 2. Did I love deeply? 3. Did I make a positive difference in the world?

Book Hierarchy and Its Discontents

Download or read book Hierarchy and Its Discontents written by Steven M. Parish and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 2016-11-11 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The caste system fascinates Western scholars because it forms the basis for South Asian society—but how does it affect its participants?

Book Masculinities

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  • Author : R. W. Connell
  • Publisher : Polity
  • Release : 2005
  • ISBN : 0745634265
  • Pages : 351 pages

Download or read book Masculinities written by R. W. Connell and published by Polity. This book was released on 2005 with total page 351 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is an exciting new edition of R.W. Connell's ground-breaking text, which has become a classic work on the nature and construction of masculine identity. Connell argues that there is not one masculinity, but many different masculinities, each associated with different positions of power. In a world gender order that continues to privilege men over women, but also raises difficult issues for men and boys, his account is more pertinent than ever before. In a substantial new introduction and conclusion, Connell discusses the development of masculinity studies in the ten years since the book's initial publication. He explores global gender relations, new theories, and practical uses of mascunlinity research. Looking to the future, his new concluding chapter addresses the politics of masculinities, and the implications of masculinity research for understanding current world issues. Against the backdrop of an increasingly divided world, dominated by neo-conservative politics, Connell's account highlights a series of compelling questions about the future of human society. This second edition of Connell's classic book will be essential reading for students taking courses on masculinities and gender studies, and will be of interest to students and scholars across the humanities and social sciences.