Status Games

Status Games (2021) explores how the pursuit of social status drives much of human behavior, tracing these instincts back to our brain’s evolutionary roots. It explains how our brains reward status-seeking with feel-good chemicals like serotonin, shaping the way we interact, compete, and compare ourselves to others. 

• Anyone interested in better understanding social comparison
• Students studying human behavior or psychology
• Coaches and therapists supporting personal development

Loretta Graziano Breuning, PhD, is a Professor Emerita of Management at California State University, East Bay, and the founder of the Inner Mammal Institute. Her books on human brain chemistry, including Habits of a Happy Brain, The Science of Positivity, and Tame Your Anxiety, have been translated into 15 languages.