A theory of supply-driven evolution for cultural evolution

Autor:	Julian Z. Xue
Rok vydání:	2013
Předmět:	Natural selection Process (engineering) Mechanism (biology) Ecology (disciplines) media_common.quotation_subject Selection (linguistics) Animal Science and Zoology Evolution Evolutionism Economic geography Sociocultural evolution Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics media_common
Zdroj:	Israel Journal of Ecology and Evolution. 59:92-98
ISSN:	2224-4662
DOI:	10.1080/15659801.2013.853436
Popis:	A process akin to biological evolution is one of the most promising candidates today for producing a general theory of cultural evolution. Current understanding of this process focuses on both drift as well as the selection of cultural variation as the primary vehicles of cultural change. Here, I show that natural selection can produce cultural change in the direction of the generation of cultural variation. I show how this mechanism can result in long-term cultural trends and how it adds to known mechanisms. I present examples to show how this theory is compatible with documented cultural and historical change.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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