Posts Tagged ‘aggression’

Lionel Tiger

Sunday, June 28th, 2009

This section explores Lionel Tiger’s anthropological perspective about male bonding. Did male behavior patterns originate from our survival instincts? Did hierarchies  form due to men hunting in groups together? Did fraternity rituals evolve out of this hunting culture?  (more…)

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The Endless Cycle: Rituals and Physical Aggression

Sunday, June 28th, 2009

This section looks at ways that fraternities could break the perpetual cycle of conflict. It explores how rituals are passed from one generation to the next for the sake of tradition, but the power of their fraternal bonds is not necessarily linked to their rituals. How can they promote more constructive bonds in the future? (more…)

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