But Heathcote wanted to see whether the benefits of social living might come from the strength of individual social relationships rather than
simple safety in numbers.
Not exact matches
The increased popularity of cheerleading as a competitive, year - round sport involving complex acrobatic stunts has been accompanied by a steady increase
in the
number and severity of injuries, many of which could be prevented by taking
simple safety precautions, says the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Schools of fish clump together for a very
simple reason:
safety in numbers.
The
simple act of walking already poses a
number of health benefits, but walking
in a group ushers
in a whole new range of advantages including increased accountability, companionship,
safety in numbers, motivation.
By contrast, the provision of regulation by strangers can be viewed as weighing more heavily toward
simple risk distribution, or
safety in numbers [11].