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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... clans are termed ' priests ' and others ' warriors ' , this does not mean , in an African context , that members of each clan may only perform one kind of social function . Thus , while only the beny ( spearmaster ) clans of the Dinka ...
... clans are termed ' priests ' and others ' warriors ' , this does not mean , in an African context , that members of each clan may only perform one kind of social function . Thus , while only the beny ( spearmaster ) clans of the Dinka ...
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... clan on whose land they have settled ( except for marriage purposes ) ( Hamer 1967a : 76 ) . The reason for this high percentage of strangers is that " The pursuit of wealth leads men to seek to expand their initial patrimony of land ...
... clan on whose land they have settled ( except for marriage purposes ) ( Hamer 1967a : 76 ) . The reason for this high percentage of strangers is that " The pursuit of wealth leads men to seek to expand their initial patrimony of land ...
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... clans being further divided into district , olauw , and village , kaca , units . At the head of each clan and sub - clan is a chief , Morte , whose role is largely ritual , though he does have the authority to mediate disputes between ...
... clans being further divided into district , olauw , and village , kaca , units . At the head of each clan and sub - clan is a chief , Morte , whose role is largely ritual , though he does have the authority to mediate disputes between ...
Inhalt
Introduction | 1 |
Darwinism and Social Evolution | 29 |
The Survival of the Mediocre | 81 |
Urheberrecht | |
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adaptive anthropology aspects assembly associated authority basic basis become belief biological centralized Chapter Chinese clan clear clearly closely competition concept consider course culture dependent descent distinction early economic effective environment especially essential established evidence evolutionary example existence explain fact force forms functions give groups human ibid idea importance increase individual Indo-European institutions involved kind king kinship Konso land less maintain major means military nature necessary noted officials organization origin particular period person political population possible practice Press priests primitive principles problem produce properties reasons refer regard relations relative religious requirements result ritual rules seems selection sense significance simply social evolution social organization society specific status structure success theory thought traits unit University warfare warriors whole