Culture and the Evolutionary Process

by Peter J. Richerson and Robert Boyd

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How do biological, psychological, sociological, and cultural factors combine to change societies over the long run? Boyd and Richerson explore how genetic and cultural factors interact, under the influence of evolutionary forces, to produce the diversity we see in human cultures. Using methods developed by population biologists, they propose a theory of cultural evolution that is an original and fair-minded alternative to the sociobiology debate...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0226069338

ISBN13:9780226069333

Release Date:June 1988

Publisher:University of Chicago Press

Length:340 Pages

Weight:1.25 lbs.

Dimensions:0.7" x 6.6" x 9.5"

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Biology & Life Sciences Evolution Politics & Social Sciences Science Science & Math Science & Scientists Science & Technology Social Science Social Sciences Sociology

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