Pattern and process in cultural evolution /

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Imprint:Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2009.
Description:1 online resource (vii, 341 pages) : illustrations, maps.
Language:English
Series:Origins of human behavior and culture ; 2
Origins of human behavior and culture ; 2.
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11205744
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Other authors / contributors:Shennan, Stephen.
ISBN:9780520943360
0520943368
9780520255999
0520255992
1282360906
9781282360907
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Summary:This volume offers an integrative approach to the application of evolutionary theory in studies of cultural transmission and social evolution and reveals the enormous range of ways in which Darwinian ideas can lead to productive empirical research, the touchstone of any worthwhile theoretical perspective. While many recent works on cultural evolution adopt a specific theoretical framework, such as dual inheritance theory or human behavioral ecology, Pattern and Process in Cultural Evolution emphasizes empirical analysis and includes authors who employ a range of backgrounds and methods.
Other form:Print version: Pattern and process in cultural evolution. Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2009 9780520255999