Cultural Transmission and Evolution (MPB-16), Volume 16: A Quantitative Approach. (MPB-16)
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Cultural Transmission and Evolution (MPB-16), Volume 16: A Quantitative Approach. (MPB-16)
By (Author) L L Cavalli-sforza
By (author) Marcus Feldman
Princeton University Press
Princeton University Press
29th July 1981
United States
Classifications
Professional and Scholarly
Non Fiction
Sociology and anthropology
303.440724
Physical Properties
Paperback
388
Width 140mm, Height 216mm
454g
Description
A number of scholars have found that concepts such as mutation, selection, and random drift, which emerged from the theory of biological evolution, may also explain evolutionary phenomena in other disciplines as well. Drawing on these concepts, Professors Cavalli-Sforza and Feldman classify and systematize the various modes of transmitting "culture
Reviews
"To understand human evolution, we require, among other things, a theory describing the dynamics of culturally acquired phenotypes. In this book, Cavalli-Sforza and Feldman present a series of theoretical models that represent an important beginning toward such a theory."--BioScience
