Philip Chase
Springer US
0e druk, 2010
9781441940285
The Emergence of Culture
The Evolution of a Uniquely Human Way of Life
Specificaties
Paperback, 217 blz.
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Engels
Springer US |
2010
ISBN13: 9781441940285
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Samenvatting
This book describes the emergent nature of human culture, based on the human ability to create and pass on social codes through instruction and example. It proposes hypotheses to explain how a phenomenon that is potentially maladaptive for individuals could have evolved, and to explain why culture plays such a pervasive role in human life. It then reviews the primatological, fossil, and archaeological data to test these hypotheses.
Specificaties
ISBN13:9781441940285
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:paperback
Aantal pagina's:217
Uitgever:Springer US
Druk:0
Hoofdrubriek:Geschiedenis, Mens en maatschappij
Inhoudsopgave
How is human culture different?.- Why does culture exist?.- The origins of socially constructed coding.- The elaboration of culture.- Conclusion.