Codes of the Underworld¶
Gambetta, D. (2009). Codes of the Underworld: How Criminals Communicate. Princeton University Press.
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Primes¶
- Green-Beard Effect
- In social signaling and group identity, gang colors, sectarian dress, fraternal handshakes and passwords, in-group vocabulary, and partisan symbols mark carriers who cooperate preferentially and co-segregate, in the strong form, with willingness to bear the in-group cost.
This sourceAnalyzes in-group identity signals (and their hard-to-fake / forgeable character) used to recognize fellow members and condition cooperation, with criminal/gang markers as the central case.
- In social signaling and group identity, gang colors, sectarian dress, fraternal handshakes and passwords, in-group vocabulary, and partisan symbols mark carriers who cooperate preferentially and co-segregate, in the strong form, with willingness to bear the in-group cost.
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