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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... structure , causality , and the individual In the previous section I referred to the concept of ' structure ' , and claimed to be presenting a theory of social evolution that was , among other things , ' structuralist ' . The inherent ...
... structure , causality , and the individual In the previous section I referred to the concept of ' structure ' , and claimed to be presenting a theory of social evolution that was , among other things , ' structuralist ' . The inherent ...
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... structure is comprised of three key ideas : the idea of wholeness , the idea of transformation , and the idea of self - regulation ' ( Piaget 1971 : 5 ) , which is essentially the same as von Bertalanffy's notion of ' system ' . Both ...
... structure is comprised of three key ideas : the idea of wholeness , the idea of transformation , and the idea of self - regulation ' ( Piaget 1971 : 5 ) , which is essentially the same as von Bertalanffy's notion of ' system ' . Both ...
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... structural elaboration along different pathways , are all aspects of structure that are particularly relevant to societies as systems of ideas . On the other hand , the structured properties of societies must not lead us into a ...
... structural elaboration along different pathways , are all aspects of structure that are particularly relevant to societies as systems of ideas . On the other hand , the structured properties of societies must not lead us into a ...
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