In doing so, we hope to further illuminate the social complexities governing these prehistoric Siberian communities.
Marriage is a social contract governing property, support, custody of children, inheritance and many other subjects of family law.
Human populations are further affected by social customs governing reproduction and by the technological developments, especially in medicine and public health, that have reduced mortality and extended the life span.
Around the turn of the 20th century, however, German and Belgian colonists used dubious racialist logic -- namely, that Tutsis had a more "Caucasian" appearance -- to designate the minority Tutsi the ruling class, empowering them as their social and governing proxy.
Initial work with SPIRE examined the impact of environmental factors and agent utility functions on individual and group outcomes in the context of one set of social norms governing collaboration.
Scientists, after all, are influenced by their colleagues; they work in teams competing and collaborating with each other; they follow social norms governing methodology, presentation of results, allocation of prestige, and so on.
"They were fleeing anarchy, violence and the complete breakdown of the social system, governing system, so they came to a civilized place and we all assured them this is the most civilized place in the world.
Community infrastructure, such as spraying practices, farmworker protection, and social norms governing pesticide protection, can influence exposure levels.
Pervasive conflict and war often catalyze the disintegration of communities and families as well as the disruption of social norms governing people's sexual behaviour [ 20].
