Tanzania's Hadza group sheds light on ancient social networks

Wednesday, January 25, 2012 - 21:30 in Psychology & Sociology

The Hadza, who live primitively in Tanzania, have social networks similar to modern ones. People prefer the company of those with attitudes similar to their own, a study finds.Long before Facebook made it possible to share photos of your breakfast with hundreds of friends and let them know just how you feel about your latest parking ticket, humans were forming social networks with essentially the same structure people use today.

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