Evolution of Social Behaviour Patterns in Primates and Man: A Joint Discussion Meeting of the Royal Society and the British Academy: 88 (Proceedings of the British Academy) - Hardcover

Runciman, W. G.; Maynard Smith, John; Dunbar, R. I. M.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0197261647 ISBN 13: 9780197261644

Publisher: British Academy, 1996

Synopsis

Brings an interdisciplinary approach to an exciting area of behavioural science research. 14 contributions look at the evolution of cultural behaviour from an evolutionary perspective.

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The fourteen contributions testify to the increasing co-operation which is bringing together biologists, primatologists, archaeologists, psychologists, linguists and anthropologists who share a common interest in the study of social and cultural behaviour from an evolutionary perspective. The papers, derived from a Royal Society/British Academy meeting, range in topic from cultural and social behaviour among non-human primates, through the interaction of cognitive development with social organization during the Upper Palaeolithic, to behaviour (including linguistic behaviour) among modern humans. This volume reflects the important recent developments in such areas as behavioural ecology, evolutionary psychology and the origin and function of language.

Synopsis

Unique in bringing an interdisciplinary approach to one of the most exciting areas of current behavioural science research, these papers are by distinguished researchers from Europe and the United States at the forefront of their respective disciplines, whether biologists, primatologists, archaeologists, psychologists, linguists, or anthropologists.

Edition details

• Publisher: British Academy
• Publication date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0197261647
• ISBN 13: 9780197261644
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 297