ADVANCES IN E-STATE STRUCTURALISM - FURTHER-STUDIES IN DOMINANCE STRUCTURE FORMATION

E-state structuralism is a theoretical method that analyzes the format ion and dissolution of network ties by merging the abstract core of ex pectation states theory with social network analysis. The method has b een used to model dominance structure formation in infra-human populat ions. The work reported in this paper retains the specific problem foc us on dominance while generalizing E-state structuralism in two direct ions. First, we incorporate potential parallelism in attack processes, and second, we allow for non-complementarity in the formation of orie ntational dominance/deference E-states. We analyze the effects of both these generalizations on the developments of stable forms of dominanc e structures. We find that under the more general assumptions, stable structures include various forms of coalitions in addition to the usua l cycles and hierarchies. We view this generalized version of E-state structuralism as suggestive of ways to model the development of social structure in both infra-human and human populations.