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2 In biology and ecology
Organisms compete for scarce resources such as food, water, mates, and territory. An acorn that falls to the forest floor, for example, must compete with other plants for nutrient-rich soil, water, and adequate sunlight.
3 In politics
Democracy is essentially the institutionalization of competition. An election is a competition. The winner of the competition attains power for a short time, that is, until the next competition.
4 In sports
Some "sporting activities", such as fishing for example, can be viewed as primarily recreational rather than sporting, however true sports are competitive. The most proficient athletes like to compare their skills with others in competition. The ultimate sporting competition is the Olympics.
5 In psychology, sociology, and anthropology
Social psychologists study the nature of competition. They want to know why we compete and under what circumstances. They study group dynamics to detect how competition emerges and what its effects are.
Sociologists study what effect competition has on society as a whole. When is it beneficial, and when harmful.
Anthropologists study the history and prehistory of competition in various cultures. They ask, How did it manifest itself in different cultural settings in the past.
6 Compare
- co-operationCo-operation refers to the practice of people or greater entities working in common with commonly agreed-upon goals and possibly methods, instead of working separately in competition. Co-operation in many areas of business, farming and housing may be in t,
- planned economy
- cooperative
7 See also
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