Culture, People, Nature: An Introduction to General AnthropologyWritten by a foremost spokesperson on cultural materialism, this book introduces students to the four fields of anthropology making all aspects of archaeology, linguistics, physical anthropology and cultural anthropology accessible and relevant to readers. |
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... social life ( Reite and Caine 1983 ) . 6. Complex social behavior A further conse- quence of not having large litters is that primate pat- terns of behavior are highly social . This arises from the prolonged mother - child relationship ...
... social life ( Reite and Caine 1983 ) . 6. Complex social behavior A further conse- quence of not having large litters is that primate pat- terns of behavior are highly social . This arises from the prolonged mother - child relationship ...
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... social philosophers such as Thomas Malthus and Herbert Spencer . Malthus's notion that population growth led to an inevitable " struggle for existence " had been elaborated by Spencer into the idea of the " survival of the fittest " in ...
... social philosophers such as Thomas Malthus and Herbert Spencer . Malthus's notion that population growth led to an inevitable " struggle for existence " had been elaborated by Spencer into the idea of the " survival of the fittest " in ...
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... Social anthropology , 2. See also Cultural anthropology Social behavior disease and , 462 , 463 , 467 meat eating and , 62–63 primate , 24 , 25–26 , 27 , 37–38 , 58-60 , 120 Social class . See Class Social Darwinism , 475 Social heredity , ...
... Social anthropology , 2. See also Cultural anthropology Social behavior disease and , 462 , 463 , 467 meat eating and , 62–63 primate , 24 , 25–26 , 27 , 37–38 , 58-60 , 120 Social class . See Class Social Darwinism , 475 Social heredity , ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
PART I | 7 |
Dominant and Recessive Genes | 14 |
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