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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... social system . . . A hunting people will have one type of social organization as a consequence of this kind of activity , i.e. the use of certain technological implements ; an agricultural , pastoral , or industrial people will have ...
... social system . . . A hunting people will have one type of social organization as a consequence of this kind of activity , i.e. the use of certain technological implements ; an agricultural , pastoral , or industrial people will have ...
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... organization is a large extended family , i.e. one normally embracing the families of procreation of at least two siblings or cousins in each of two adjacent generations . The predominant form of family organization is a small extended ...
... organization is a large extended family , i.e. one normally embracing the families of procreation of at least two siblings or cousins in each of two adjacent generations . The predominant form of family organization is a small extended ...
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... social organization of the Masai which , like the Karimojong , is based on an age rather than a kinship structure . Nuer and Dinka society , however , are very different again from that of their immediate neighbours , the pastoralist ...
... social organization of the Masai which , like the Karimojong , is based on an age rather than a kinship structure . Nuer and Dinka society , however , are very different again from that of their immediate neighbours , the pastoralist ...
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