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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... give benefits to , or ' invest in ' , their kin , and that in others they will give benefits to non - kin . No doubt this is quite true , but it amounts to nothing more than the affirmation that all the various forms of human ...
... give benefits to , or ' invest in ' , their kin , and that in others they will give benefits to non - kin . No doubt this is quite true , but it amounts to nothing more than the affirmation that all the various forms of human ...
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... gives a fairly detailed description of the conduct of cattle raids against the Dinka , but does not mention any ' frenzy ... give more cattle . Such sacrifices are offered , not by the warriors who have procured the cattle for the tribe ...
... gives a fairly detailed description of the conduct of cattle raids against the Dinka , but does not mention any ' frenzy ... give more cattle . Such sacrifices are offered , not by the warriors who have procured the cattle for the tribe ...
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... give that man a grant of private land , and thus create a new notable . By creating and using notables the king made an essential separation between private and governmental resources . A man's private land allowed him the wealth and ...
... give that man a grant of private land , and thus create a new notable . By creating and using notables the king made an essential separation between private and governmental resources . A man's private land allowed him the wealth and ...
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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