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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... population densities , but high levels of warfare and conflict generally . A number of ecological anthropologists , such as A. P. Vayda and R. A. Rappaport , have attempted to argue that despite appearances , warfare may indeed be an ...
... population densities , but high levels of warfare and conflict generally . A number of ecological anthropologists , such as A. P. Vayda and R. A. Rappaport , have attempted to argue that despite appearances , warfare may indeed be an ...
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... population density with the frequency with which land is the object of conquest in war , and he concludes that although some groups occasionally fight wars to gain land , this in fact is a rare occurrence . This is not surprising ...
... population density with the frequency with which land is the object of conquest in war , and he concludes that although some groups occasionally fight wars to gain land , this in fact is a rare occurrence . This is not surprising ...
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... population density such that the highest population density is produced by agriculture , and that there is also a very strong correlation between mode of subsistence and community size ( p = .0001 ) . On the other hand , the state has ...
... population density such that the highest population density is produced by agriculture , and that there is also a very strong correlation between mode of subsistence and community size ( p = .0001 ) . On the other hand , the state has ...
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