If leopards threaten to attack the gorilla band and the danger is spotted by some member of the band and an alert is given, all members look to the Silverback who decides the appropriate response from a number of options clustering, posturing, etc. This illustrates, then, that the second critical social function is protection . Animals also must maintain order the third central social function . We, too, spend a lot of time orienting ourselves. And when changes occur, people will get disoriented.
People care a lot as to where they are situated in the structure.
Control of conflict gets high priority attention . Among gorillas, individuals turn to the Silverback. Norms and culture are modeled, established, and enforced by some dominant authority . When you face something you don't know about, though, you still do what you know to do. They can't learn fast enough, so they die both as a community and as individuals.