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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... economies were omitted for obvious reasons . Societies were chosen for each economic category because they were coded as ' D ' by Murdock and Morrow ( 1970 ) , signifying that a particular mode of subsistence ' contributed more to the ...
... economies were omitted for obvious reasons . Societies were chosen for each economic category because they were coded as ' D ' by Murdock and Morrow ( 1970 ) , signifying that a particular mode of subsistence ' contributed more to the ...
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... economic activity of the guilds in Europe . There is very little direct evidence in Anglo - Saxon guild regulations before the Conquest concerning economic functions , but some indications of this appear . Thus the guild regulations ...
... economic activity of the guilds in Europe . There is very little direct evidence in Anglo - Saxon guild regulations before the Conquest concerning economic functions , but some indications of this appear . Thus the guild regulations ...
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... economy of a nation state . ( Ibid . , 73 ) The European guilds are thus an excellent example of voluntary associations of a type quite familiar to the anthropologist , and which have great economic potential . 4. Conclusions At the ...
... economy of a nation state . ( Ibid . , 73 ) The European guilds are thus an excellent example of voluntary associations of a type quite familiar to the anthropologist , and which have great economic potential . 4. Conclusions At the ...
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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