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Cultural Transmission and Evolution: A Quantitative Approach

Door Luigi Luca Cavalli-Sforza e.a.

Categorie
Algemeen wetenschap
Boeknummer
#388029-UH13
Titel
Cultural Transmission and Evolution: A Quantitative Approach
Auteur
Cavalli-Sforza, Luigi Luca & Marcus W. Feldman
Boektype
Paperback
Uitgeverij
New Jersey : Princeton University Press
Jaar van uitgave
1981
ISBN10
0691082839
ISBN13
9780691082837
Taal
Engels
Beschrijving
Paperback, 8vo.
Samenvatting
A number of scholars have found that concepts such as mutation, selection, and random drift, which emerged from the theory of biological evolution, may also explain evolutionary phenomena in other disciplines as well. Drawing on these concepts, Professors Cavalli-Sforza and Feldman classify and systematize the various modes of transmitting "culture" and explore their consequences for cultural evolution. In the process, they develop a mathematical theory of the non-genetic transmission of cultural traits that provides a framework for future investigations in quantitative social and anthropological science. The authors use quantitative models that incorporate the various modes of transmission (for example, parent-child, peer-peer, and teacher-student), and evaluate data from sociol... (Lees verder)ogy, archaeology, and epidemiology in terms of the models. They show that the various modes of transmission in conjunction with cultural and natural selection produce various rates of cultural evolution and various degrees of diversity within and between groups. The same framework can be used for explaining phenomena as apparently unrelated as linguistics, epidemics, social values and customs, and diffusion of innovations. The authors conclude that cultural transmission is an essential factor in the study of cultural change.
Pagina's
408
Conditie
Redelijk — Stamp on title page, some underlinings, annotations and markings in margins with pencil.
Prijs
€ 10,00

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