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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... referred to groupings of organisms in the natural en- vironment , are the most salient psychologically and are likely ... refer to something which is strong or weak with respect to me ( is it a bad saber - toothed tiger or a bad , strong ...
... referred to groupings of organisms in the natural en- vironment , are the most salient psychologically and are likely ... refer to something which is strong or weak with respect to me ( is it a bad saber - toothed tiger or a bad , strong ...
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... refer to the grave as the porra dugada , the ' road of truth ' , because only the dead tell no lies . ( Hallpike 1972 : 133 ) ( b ) The Borana The Borana are notable as a pastoral people inhabiting the hot , dry lowlands of northern ...
... refer to the grave as the porra dugada , the ' road of truth ' , because only the dead tell no lies . ( Hallpike 1972 : 133 ) ( b ) The Borana The Borana are notable as a pastoral people inhabiting the hot , dry lowlands of northern ...
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... refers to the case of a man dying without a son , who is allowed to leave his property to his daughter's son , rather than to his nearest agnate . Similarly , RV 10. 27. 12 seems clearly to refer to the institution of the dowry , and to ...
... refers to the case of a man dying without a son , who is allowed to leave his property to his daughter's son , rather than to his nearest agnate . Similarly , RV 10. 27. 12 seems clearly to refer to the institution of the dowry , and to ...
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Introduction | 1 |
Inheritance and variation | 47 |
Competition and cooperation | 56 |
Urheberrecht | |
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