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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... traits , that some combinations of traits are more adaptive than others , and that the particular combinations of traits characterizing those societies that have survived to be studied have thereby proved their adaptive value ( e.g. ...
... traits , that some combinations of traits are more adaptive than others , and that the particular combinations of traits characterizing those societies that have survived to be studied have thereby proved their adaptive value ( e.g. ...
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... ( traits ) that are involved in anything like a human society , since we must remember that any trait can have a number of different forms . ( We are bound , of course , to consider combinations of traits , since traits may enhance or ...
... ( traits ) that are involved in anything like a human society , since we must remember that any trait can have a number of different forms . ( We are bound , of course , to consider combinations of traits , since traits may enhance or ...
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... traits are of equal importance , and that many are dependent on only a few ; this is obviously much more realistic , but necessarily implies that social traits are part of a structure and therefore concedes the essential point in my ...
... traits are of equal importance , and that many are dependent on only a few ; this is obviously much more realistic , but necessarily implies that social traits are part of a structure and therefore concedes the essential point in my ...
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