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Evolution and Human Kinship (Hardcover)
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Evolution and Human Kinship (Hardcover)
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While there have been controversial attempts to link conclusions
from sociobiological studies of animal populations to humans, few
behavioral scientists or anthropologists have made serious
progress. In this work, Austin Hughes presents a unique and
well-defined theoretical approach to human social behavior that is
rooted in evolutionary biology and sociobiology, and which is
additionally viewed as a direct continuation of the
structural-functional tradition in anthropological research. Using
mathematical and statistical techniques, Hughes applies the
principles of kin selection theory--which states that natural
selection can favor social acts that increase the fitness of both
individuals and their relatives--to anthropological data. Among the
topics covered are the subdivision of kin groups, selection of
leaders in traditional societies, patronage systems, and the
correspondence between social and biological kinship. The author
concludes that patterns of concentration of relatedness are more
important than average relatedness for predicting social behavior.
He also shows that social interactions can often be predicted on
the basis of common genetic interest in dependent offspring. The
result is a major contribution to the field of behavioral biology.
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