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People Are Extremely Loyal To Groups That Haze Newcomers - Why?

"Why do unpleasant hazing practices manage to remain so appealing that individuals are willing to risk legal punishment, injury and even death to keep the practices alive?" Anthropologist Christopher Kavanagh looks to the phenomena of cognitive dissonance, social glue and "costly signals" for explanations.
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