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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... means the case in ordered systems . So monarchy , with only one living representative at any one time , may outlast whole classes- such as monks or samurai - because of the importance in the structure of the monarchical institution ...
... means the case in ordered systems . So monarchy , with only one living representative at any one time , may outlast whole classes- such as monks or samurai - because of the importance in the structure of the monarchical institution ...
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... means , and his theory of social evolution is essentially descriptive rather than explanatory . He claims , for example , that the basic process in social evolution is ' differentation ' , which involves every area of social ...
... means , and his theory of social evolution is essentially descriptive rather than explanatory . He claims , for example , that the basic process in social evolution is ' differentation ' , which involves every area of social ...
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... means changing locale , sometimes it means joining voluntary associations such as the iddir , and sometimes it means changing alliances . But in each case there is considerable freedom of choice . ( e ) Most of the peoples we have dealt ...
... means changing locale , sometimes it means joining voluntary associations such as the iddir , and sometimes it means changing alliances . But in each case there is considerable freedom of choice . ( e ) Most of the peoples we have dealt ...
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Introduction | 1 |
Inheritance and variation | 47 |
Competition and cooperation | 56 |
Urheberrecht | |
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