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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... dependent individuals , who are induced to confer more benefits on the dominant individual than the costs to him of maintaining control over them . Or , the successful person may have some ability , such as specialized knowledge , that ...
... dependent individuals , who are induced to confer more benefits on the dominant individual than the costs to him of maintaining control over them . Or , the successful person may have some ability , such as specialized knowledge , that ...
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... dependent on him alone : Immigrant Muslim merchants , or their descendants , were often given important positions , especially those relating to trade or to Islam and its practice . The k'adis were often of immigrant origin , as were ...
... dependent on him alone : Immigrant Muslim merchants , or their descendants , were often given important positions , especially those relating to trade or to Islam and its practice . The k'adis were often of immigrant origin , as were ...
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... dependent on them alone . The progressive decline of the hereditary basis of office with the increase in political complexity has been clearly demonstrated by Tuden and Marshall ( 1972 ) on the basis of a cross - cultural study of 184 ...
... dependent on them alone . The progressive decline of the hereditary basis of office with the increase in political complexity has been clearly demonstrated by Tuden and Marshall ( 1972 ) on the basis of a cross - cultural study of 184 ...
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