Culture and the Evolutionary Process - Softcover

Boyd, Robert; Richerson, Peter J.

 
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Synopsis

How do biological, psychological, sociological, and cultural factors combine to change societies over the long run? Boyd and Richerson explore how genetic and cultural factors interact, under the influence of evolutionary forces, to produce the diversity we see in human cultures. Using methods developed by population biologists, they propose a theory of cultural evolution that is an original and fair-minded alternative to the sociobiology debate.

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About the Authors

Robert Boyd is professor of anthropology at the University of California, Los Angeles. Prolific authors and editors, they coauthored Culture and the Evolutionary Process, published by the University of Chicago Press.



Peter J. Richerson is professor of environmental science at the University of California, Davis.

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ISBN 10:  0226069311 ISBN 13:  9780226069319
Publisher: University of Chicago Press, 1985
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