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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... major institutions and practices seemed to have had very little to do with this fact ! It also became clear that the basic principles of Tauade society were typical of New Guinea as a whole , and were systematically different from those ...
... major institutions and practices seemed to have had very little to do with this fact ! It also became clear that the basic principles of Tauade society were typical of New Guinea as a whole , and were systematically different from those ...
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... major change until the present century . The survey of so long a period , and of a society whose copious written records are but one aspect of an extraordinarily rich and subtle culture , must necessarily be of a very general nature . I ...
... major change until the present century . The survey of so long a period , and of a society whose copious written records are but one aspect of an extraordinarily rich and subtle culture , must necessarily be of a very general nature . I ...
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... major significance in other civilizations are notably lacking from this scheme : priests , nobles , soldiers , and slaves . We have already noted that the lack of an organized priesthood is one of the major differences between China and ...
... major significance in other civilizations are notably lacking from this scheme : priests , nobles , soldiers , and slaves . We have already noted that the lack of an organized priesthood is one of the major differences between China and ...
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