Gossip for social control in natural and artificial societies
F Giardini, R Conte - Simulation, 2012 - journals.sagepub.com
In this work we propose a theory of gossip as a means for social control. Exercising social
control roughly means to isolate and to punish cheaters. However, punishment is costly and …
control roughly means to isolate and to punish cheaters. However, punishment is costly and …
Deterrence and transmission as mechanisms ensuring reliability of gossip
F Giardini - Cognitive processing, 2012 - Springer
Spreading information about the members of one's group is one of the most universal
human behaviors. Thanks to gossip, individuals can acquire the information about their …
human behaviors. Thanks to gossip, individuals can acquire the information about their …
Reputation
Why Read This Chapter? To understand the different conceptions underlying reputation in
simulations up to the current time and to get to know some of the approaches to …
simulations up to the current time and to get to know some of the approaches to …
Reputation for complex societies
Reputation, the germ of gossip, is addressed in this chapter as a distributed instrument for
social order. In literature, reputation is shown to promote (a) social control in cooperative …
social order. In literature, reputation is shown to promote (a) social control in cooperative …