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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... military innovations ( like those which gave such dramatic success to the Zulu , for example ) .11 It is quite clear that in general primitive societies are not suf- ficiently well organized , either politically or militarily , to ...
... military innovations ( like those which gave such dramatic success to the Zulu , for example ) .11 It is quite clear that in general primitive societies are not suf- ficiently well organized , either politically or militarily , to ...
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... military organization , large - scale trade and public works , and a high level of division of labour . It is therefore societies with these features that I categorize as ' functionally differentiated ' . Once it becomes necessary to ...
... military organization , large - scale trade and public works , and a high level of division of labour . It is therefore societies with these features that I categorize as ' functionally differentiated ' . Once it becomes necessary to ...
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... military subordination in politically uncentralized societies . But this assumes that either military subordination or political centralization must come before the other . There is in fact no reason to assume any such thing , and these ...
... military subordination in politically uncentralized societies . But this assumes that either military subordination or political centralization must come before the other . There is in fact no reason to assume any such thing , and these ...
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