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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... regard as civilized , and so it is very naturally thought to be an offensive word by educated members of the peoples who are called tribes ' ( Mair 1962 : 14 ) . Similarly , Canadian Indians have recently objected to the description of ...
... regard as civilized , and so it is very naturally thought to be an offensive word by educated members of the peoples who are called tribes ' ( Mair 1962 : 14 ) . Similarly , Canadian Indians have recently objected to the description of ...
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... regard to the rest of society , whose institutions and beliefs it determines either directly ( e.g. Leslie White and Marvin Harris ) , or ultimately and indirectly ( e.g. Marx ) . Theories such as Marxism that stress the importance of ...
... regard to the rest of society , whose institutions and beliefs it determines either directly ( e.g. Leslie White and Marvin Harris ) , or ultimately and indirectly ( e.g. Marx ) . Theories such as Marxism that stress the importance of ...
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... regard and guarantee of the gods ( law , administration ) , and also the sovereign power exercised by the king or his delegates in conformity with the will and favour of the gods ; and , finally , more generally , knowledge and ...
... regard and guarantee of the gods ( law , administration ) , and also the sovereign power exercised by the king or his delegates in conformity with the will and favour of the gods ; and , finally , more generally , knowledge 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