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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... importance of the age - grading system in their social organization . The age system is of least importance among the Nuer , but is clearly of great importance in Dinka society where the installation of new age - sets is under the ...
... importance of the age - grading system in their social organization . The age system is of least importance among the Nuer , but is clearly of great importance in Dinka society where the installation of new age - sets is under the ...
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... importance , between adult females of secondary importance , and relations between children of very little importance . Thus in calculating the size of a network one can often divide the total population by a factor of five or so . So ...
... importance , between adult females of secondary importance , and relations between children of very little importance . Thus in calculating the size of a network one can often divide the total population by a factor of five or so . So ...
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... importance in many early states . According to Claessen , ' . . . trade played a definite role in all the [ 21 ] states . In thirteen cases it appeared to be of great importance , and in eight cases was found to be minor importance ...
... importance in many early states . According to Claessen , ' . . . trade played a definite role in all the [ 21 ] states . In thirteen cases it appeared to be of great importance , and in eight cases was found to be minor importance ...
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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