The Principles of Social EvolutionClarendon Press, 1986 - 412 Seiten Dispelling the general assumption that social institutions survive because of their sophisticated adaptive advantages, this ground-breaking work asserts that the commonest customs and institutions may endure because of their very simplicity or as a result of simple human proclivity. Using religious, military, and kinship institutions to illustrate this argument, the author shows that a precise combination of these factors may lead to the emergence of new forms of social evolution. |
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... institutions in terms of efficiency and power . But it is essential to note that the transition from ascriptive to functional institutions does not mean that all the early types of institution simply disappear . What in fact often ...
... institutions in terms of efficiency and power . But it is essential to note that the transition from ascriptive to functional institutions does not mean that all the early types of institution simply disappear . What in fact often ...
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... institutions , such as those of kinship , residence , age - grouping , mediation , and warfare . All hierarchies have certain structural properties that allow the relations between large numbers of persons to be co - ordinated , because ...
... institutions , such as those of kinship , residence , age - grouping , mediation , and warfare . All hierarchies have certain structural properties that allow the relations between large numbers of persons to be co - ordinated , because ...
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... institutions , and the fact that the same institutions may be adopted for a variety of different reasons . As a result , agriculture , lineal descent , primogeniture , ritual authority , and war leadership , for example , can be ...
... institutions , and the fact that the same institutions may be adopted for a variety of different reasons . As a result , agriculture , lineal descent , primogeniture , ritual authority , and war leadership , for example , can be ...
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Introduction | 1 |
Inheritance and variation | 47 |
Competition and cooperation | 56 |
Urheberrecht | |
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