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Mikrorituály – zívání, podání ruky, potlesk – a jejich evoluce
Thesis title in Czech: Mikrorituály – zívání, podání ruky, potlesk – a jejich evoluce
Thesis title in English: Microrituals – Yawning, Handshake, Clapping – and their evolution
Key words: tleskání, podání ruky, zívání, koordinace, synchronizace, neverbální komunikace
English key words: clapping, handshake, yawning, coordination, synchronization, nonverbal communication
Academic year of topic announcement: 2024/2025
Thesis type: Bachelor's thesis
Thesis language: čeština
Department: Department of Philosophy and History of Science (31-107)
Supervisor: Mgr. Petr Tureček, Ph.D.
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Date of registration: 09.12.2024
Date of assignment: 09.12.2024
Confirmed by Study dept. on: 28.01.2025
Preliminary scope of work
Lidské společnosti se vyznačují tendencí konstruovat koordinační mikrorituály, které se často provádějí v párech (podání ruky (Al-Shamahi, 2021)) skupinách (potlesk (Crawley, 2023)) či o samotě, přičemž se však vyznačují značnou mírou nakažlivosti (zívání (Smith, 1999)). Tyto různé, na první pohled příbuzné projevy chování však mohou mít velmi odlišné evoluční historie a mohou být i velmi různého fylogenetického stáří (Gallup, 2022; Nelson & Lopman, 2022).
Práce si klade za cíl rozebrat a shrnout dostupnou literaturu o jmenovaných i dalších příbuzných projevech ve světle současných poznatků o člověku jako o hypersociálním primátovi, jehož úspěšná strategie závisí do značné míry na kooperaci nebo alespoň koordinaci s dalšími více či méně příbuznými jedinci (Rusch & Luetge, 2016). Zmiňované projevy chování toho totiž mají i velmi mnoho společného.

Al-Shamahi, E. (2021). The Handshake: A Gripping History. Profile books.
Crawley, A. (2023). Clap, Clap, Clap—Unsystematic Review Essay on Clapping and Applause. Integrative Psychological and Behavioral Science, 57(4), 1354–1382. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12124-023-09786-9
Gallup, A. C. (2022). The causes and consequences of yawning in animal groups. Animal Behaviour, 187, 209–219. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anbehav.2022.03.011
Nelson, K., & Lopman, B. (2022). The hiatus of the handshake. Science, 377(6601), 33–34. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abp9316
Rusch, H., & Luetge, C. (2016). Spillovers from coordination to cooperation: Evidence for the interdependence hypothesis? Evolutionary Behavioral Sciences, 10(4), 284–296. https://doi.org/10.1037/ebs0000066
Smith, E. O. (1999). Yawning: An evolutionary perspective. Human Evolution, 14(3), 191–198. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02440156
Preliminary scope of work in English
Human societies are characterized by a tendency to construct coordination microrituals, which are often performed in pairs (handshakes (Al-Shamahi, 2021)), groups (applause (Crawley, 2023)), or alone, yet are highly contagious (yawning (Smith, 1999)). These various behaviors, seemingly related at first glance, may have very different evolutionary histories and may vary greatly in their phylogenetic age (Gallup, 2022; Nelson & Lopman, 2022).
The aim of this work is to analyze and summarize the available literature on these and other related behaviors in light of current knowledge about humans as hypersocial primates, whose successful strategy largely depends on cooperation or at least coordination with other, more or less related individuals (Rusch & Luetge, 2016). The mentioned behaviors have, in fact, a great deal in common as well.

Al-Shamahi, E. (2021). The Handshake: A Gripping History. Profile books.
Crawley, A. (2023). Clap, Clap, Clap—Unsystematic Review Essay on Clapping and Applause. Integrative Psychological and Behavioral Science, 57(4), 1354–1382. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12124-023-09786-9
Gallup, A. C. (2022). The causes and consequences of yawning in animal groups. Animal Behaviour, 187, 209–219. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anbehav.2022.03.011
Nelson, K., & Lopman, B. (2022). The hiatus of the handshake. Science, 377(6601), 33–34. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abp9316
Rusch, H., & Luetge, C. (2016). Spillovers from coordination to cooperation: Evidence for the interdependence hypothesis? Evolutionary Behavioral Sciences, 10(4), 284–296. https://doi.org/10.1037/ebs0000066
Smith, E. O. (1999). Yawning: An evolutionary perspective. Human Evolution, 14(3), 191–198. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02440156
 
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