Culture and the Evolutionary Process

by Peter J. Richerson and Robert Boyd

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226069338
• ISBN13: 9780226069333
• Release Date: June 1988
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 340 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.6" x 9.5"