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25 sie 2022 · What I advocate is: There is only one ontic causal relation (evolutionary theory) with one beginning (characterized by the gene-culture dialectic) and one end point (establishment of a specific fitness-enhancing sociocultural formation in the long run) in evolutionary sociology.
What is now being characterized as “evolutionary sociology” features work that can be classified roughly into four basic variants, each of which addresses different aspects of human social evolution: (1) sociocultural evolution, (2) the adapted mind, (3) neurosocial evolution, and (4) cross-species analysis.
Two main approaches characterize current evolutionary thinking in sociology: sociobiological explanations, and coevolutionary accounts of the interaction of genes and culture. Evolution through natural selection can occur with genes, cultural elements, and any other self-replicating codes.
6 sty 2011 · The basic theory underpinning social evolution, namely Hamilton's (1963, 1964) inclusive fitness theory (kin selection theory), has been in place for many years and, despite lingering disagreements (Section 2.5), provides well-understood theoretical tools with which to conduct evolutionary analyses of sociality.
In its simplest definition, homology means “descended from a common ancestor.” Because of genetic recombination, or the replacement of one kind of character or trait with a different kind that can fulfil the same role, identifying homologs and indeed defining homology in detail is fraught with difficulty.
26 kwi 2021 · As homogamy establishes both cultural and genetic groups, it serves as a mechanism for cultural-genetic co-evolution: the creation of cultural and social niches that in turn lead to a selection pressure on certain traits and thus accelerate evolutionary trends.
23 sty 2023 · Integration between the two approaches will provide a fuller picture of group behaviour as driven by evolution, society, culture and personality traits. Addressing social identification processes as significant components of people's cognitive mechanisms that influence their attitudes towards social norms adds to the accounts offered by norm ...
