Evolutionary Psychology and Inequality

Darwin foresaw that evolutionary theory would transform the science of psychology, but progress in that direction was glacial for more than a century and large parts of psychological science remain untouched by evolutionary insights. One topic requiring the attention of Darwinians is the psychology of inequality, relative standing, and relative deprivation. These positional aspects of social life clearly affect important realms of human action. including violence and reproduction. but too little is known about how they are apprehended and work their way into our phenotypes.