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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... obvious that obligatory monogamy is in an absolute sense the most preferable form of marriage . . . Of course it is true that social organizations differ in complexity , but that difference fails to provide a criterion of progress ...
... obvious that obligatory monogamy is in an absolute sense the most preferable form of marriage . . . Of course it is true that social organizations differ in complexity , but that difference fails to provide a criterion of progress ...
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... obvious that the history and evolution of human society can be described as a process in which some types of thing become more frequent , while others become scarcer or vanish altogether . Biological evolution displays exactly the same ...
... obvious that the history and evolution of human society can be described as a process in which some types of thing become more frequent , while others become scarcer or vanish altogether . Biological evolution displays exactly the same ...
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... Obviously , the fewer the possible forms , the more widespread they must be . Thirdly and very importantly , a number of different factors or situations may all produce similar consequences ( equifinality ) . An obvious example is ...
... Obviously , the fewer the possible forms , the more widespread they must be . Thirdly and very importantly , a number of different factors or situations may all produce similar consequences ( equifinality ) . An obvious example is ...
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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