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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... principles without impairing such functional efficiency as is necessary , but which would be impossible for a society of much larger scale with a market economy . It is also possible to use a few simple principles , such as symmetrical ...
... principles without impairing such functional efficiency as is necessary , but which would be impossible for a society of much larger scale with a market economy . It is also possible to use a few simple principles , such as symmetrical ...
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... principles of organization which are given specialized functions ( see above , Chapter V ) , there also has to be some process of selection from among these principles , because only a certain number of Core Principles 289.
... principles of organization which are given specialized functions ( see above , Chapter V ) , there also has to be some process of selection from among these principles , because only a certain number of Core Principles 289.
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... principles is very substantial . Cross - culturally , we constantly find that groups of societies with common origins ( as shown particularly in membership of the same language family ) share many basic features of organization and ...
... principles is very substantial . Cross - culturally , we constantly find that groups of societies with common origins ( as shown particularly in membership of the same language family ) share many basic features of organization and ...
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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