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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... society ' . The apparent necessity of choosing between the interests of the individual and the interests of society as ' the ' explanation of social behaviour and social institutions is thus a false dilemma : ' societies ' do not have ...
... society ' . The apparent necessity of choosing between the interests of the individual and the interests of society as ' the ' explanation of social behaviour and social institutions is thus a false dilemma : ' societies ' do not have ...
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... society and religion . 3 3. Two types of pastoral society My second method of assessing the relationship of environment to society involves holding the type of economy constant and varying the societies . Just such an approach has been ...
... society and religion . 3 3. Two types of pastoral society My second method of assessing the relationship of environment to society involves holding the type of economy constant and varying the societies . Just such an approach has been ...
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... society ; I have also elucidated some core principles of New Guinea society by comparison with East Cushitic society ( Hallpike 1974b , 1977b ) ; Maybury - Lewis ( 1967 , 1979 ) and his associates have shown it for the Gê - speaking ...
... society ; I have also elucidated some core principles of New Guinea society by comparison with East Cushitic society ( Hallpike 1974b , 1977b ) ; Maybury - Lewis ( 1967 , 1979 ) and his associates have shown it for the Gê - speaking ...
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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