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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... maintain the efficiency of some system of relationships within a society , and an adaptive institution as one which contributes to the survival of the society in its natural and human environment , especially through the survival of its ...
... maintain the efficiency of some system of relationships within a society , and an adaptive institution as one which contributes to the survival of the society in its natural and human environment , especially through the survival of its ...
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... maintain a claim to their territory by going to it for food . ( Ibid . , 13 ) In 13 of these 14 cases , the defeated ... maintains the utility of an ecological explanation : In other words , even if territorial conquests had only been an ...
... maintain a claim to their territory by going to it for food . ( Ibid . , 13 ) In 13 of these 14 cases , the defeated ... maintains the utility of an ecological explanation : In other words , even if territorial conquests had only been an ...
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... maintain a more permanent existence ; they were composed of individuals unrelated by ties of blood ; and the libation was the central religious act which maintained their solidarity . In early Scandinavia and Germany kinship could also ...
... maintain a more permanent existence ; they were composed of individuals unrelated by ties of blood ; and the libation was the central religious act which maintained their solidarity . In early Scandinavia and Germany kinship could also ...
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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