The adaptive role of peer culture is shaped by risk landscapes
Abstract
Peer cultures can contribute adaptive innovations, but their capacity for contribution depends on the environmental risk landscape. High-risk environments promote conservative cultural transmission, suppressing contributions from peer-driven exploration, while low-risk conditions allow peer cultures to thrive, generating, and spreading novel solutions. Socioeconomic stratification also influences these dynamics, creating cultural divides in how peer cultures operate.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Creativity in Education and Neuroscience
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Behavioral and Brain Sciences
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press (CUP)
- Volume
- 49
- Pages
- e253–e253
- Publication date
- 1 January 2026
- Language
- EN