Austin L Hughes

Evolution and Human Kinship

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

While there have been controversial attempts to link conclusions from sociobiological studies of animal populations to humans, few behavioural scientists or anthropologists have made serious progress. This book presents a theoretical approach to human social behaviour that is rooted in evolutionary biology and sociobiology. Hughes applies the principles of kin selection theory - which states that natural selection can favour social acts that increase the fitness of both individuals and their close relatives - to anthropological data, using mathematical and statistical techniques.

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In this work, Austin Hughes presents a unique and well-defined theoretical approach to human social behavior that is rooted in evolutionary biology and sociobiology, and which is additionally viewed as a direct continuation of the structural-functional tradition in anthropological research.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 176
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. Februar 1988
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 237mm x 160mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 467g
• ISBN-13: 9780195052343
• ISBN-10: 019505234X
• Artikelnr.: 22205619

Inhaltsangabe

Philosophical background
The theory of kin selection
Co-operation and sharing among kin
The structure of relatedness
Kin group subdivision and conflict
Kinship and leadership
The structure of kinship terminologies
Prospects for a biologically-based science
Appendices
Bibliography
Index.