Cultural Evolution: The Empirical and Theoretical Landscape McCaffree Kevin
Cultural Evolution: The Empirical and Theoretical Landscape McCaffree Kevin Since the dawn of social science, theorists have debated how and why societies appear to change, develop and evolve. Yet,…
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Cultural Evolution: The Empirical and Theoretical Landscape McCaffree Kevin
Since the dawn of social science, theorists have debated how and why societies appear to change, develop and evolve. Yet, there remain important areas of disagreement and debate: what is the difference between societal change, development and evolution? Today, this question is pursued by scholars across many different disciplines and our understanding of these dynamics has grown markedly.
Do societies change, develop or evolve in particular ways, perhaps according to cycles, or stages or in response to survival necessities? What specific aspects of cultures change, develop or evolve and why? How do different disciplines-from sociology to anthropology to psychology and economics-approach these questions?This book provides complex and nuanced answers to these, and many other, questions.
First, the book invites readers to consider the broad landscape of societal dynamics across
Cultural Evolution