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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... theory as ' cultural selectionism ' . There is clearly much that is plausible in such an explanation of social evolution . 12 We are familiar with many types of institution and invention that have appeared at certain times and places ...
... theory as ' cultural selectionism ' . There is clearly much that is plausible in such an explanation of social evolution . 12 We are familiar with many types of institution and invention that have appeared at certain times and places ...
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... theory . In all these types of theory there are certain common assumptions , notably the importance attributed to adaptation and competition . Indeed , the general idea that culture is inherently adaptive , and that institutions exist ...
... theory . In all these types of theory there are certain common assumptions , notably the importance attributed to adaptation and competition . Indeed , the general idea that culture is inherently adaptive , and that institutions exist ...
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... theory to social evolution . Their work has been subjected to what is in many ways an excellent critique by Smith ( 1973 ) , which is why I shall give little attention to it here , apart from a brief indication of my major criticisms ...
... theory to social evolution . Their work has been subjected to what is in many ways an excellent critique by Smith ( 1973 ) , which is why I shall give little attention to it here , apart from a brief indication of my major criticisms ...
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