Evolution and human kinship

While there have been controversial attempts to link conclusions from sociobiological studies of animal populations to humans, few behavioural scientists or anthropologists have made serious progress.This book presents a theoretical approach to human social behaviour that is rooted in evolutionary b...

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Main Author: Hughes, Austin L. , 1949- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press , 1988
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245 1 0 |a Evolution and human kinship   |c Austin L. Hughes 
260 |a New York :   |b Oxford University Press ,   |c 1988 
300 |a viii, 162 p. :   |b ill. ;   |c 24 cm. 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references (p. 145-153) and index 
505 0 |a 1. Philosophical Background -- 2. The Theory of Kin Selection -- 3. Coperation and Sharing among kin -- 4. The Structure of Relatedness -- 5. Kin Group Subdivision and Conflict -- 6. Kinship and Leadership -- 7. The Structure of Kinship Terminologies -- 8. Prospects for a Biologically Based Social Science 
520 |a While there have been controversial attempts to link conclusions from sociobiological studies of animal populations to humans, few behavioural scientists or anthropologists have made serious progress.This book presents a theoretical approach to human social behaviour that is rooted in evolutionary biology and sociobiology. Hughes applies the principles of kin selection theory - which states that natural selection can favour social acts that increase the fitness of both individuals and their close relatives - to anthropological data, using mathematical and statistical techniques. 
650 0 |a Human behavior 
650 0 |a Kinship 
650 0 |a Sociobiology 
999 |a 1000131458   |b Book   |c OPEN SHELF (30 DAYS)   |e Gong Badak Campus