Cultural evolution is not equivalent to Darwinian evolution

Darwinian evolution, defined as evolution arising from selection based directly on the properties of individuals, does not account for cultural constructs providing the organizational basis of human societies. The difficulty with linking Darwinian evolution to structural properties of cultural const...

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Published in:The Behavioral and brain sciences 2006-08, Vol.29 (4), p.361-361
Main Author: Read, Dwight W.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Evolution
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Summary:Darwinian evolution, defined as evolution arising from selection based directly on the properties of individuals, does not account for cultural constructs providing the organizational basis of human societies. The difficulty with linking Darwinian evolution to structural properties of cultural constructs is exemplified with kinship terminologies, a cultural construct that structures and delineates the domain of kin in human societies.
ISSN:0140-525X
1469-1825
DOI:10.1017/S0140525X0638908X