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Human Adaptation (Hardcover)
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This book examines the concept of adaptation in four major fields
in the human sciences. Genetic aspects are first considered through
an examination of the human genes which have so far been identified
as conferring survival value in particular environmental
circumstances. The drift versus selection argument is also fully
reviewed. The second contribution concerns the physiological
changes which occur when individuals move from one environment to
another. In the past, most attention has been given to the
mechanisms of these changes, but here the focus is on the effects.
The third contribution is directed at the analysis of behaviour -
especially social behaviour. The application of kin selection and
reciprocal attraction theories to humans is explored and the value
of these approaches explained, whether the behaviour has a genetic
basis or not. The final essay deals with the relevance of the
adaptation concept to the social sciences and especially to social
anthropology. It demonstrates that an ecological approach to
understanding the nature and structure of human societies demands
attention to adaptation.Reprinted in paperback for the first time
and with a new foreword, this book, which serves as an excellent
teaching text, clearly shows how attempts at integration in each of
these various fields can benefit the study of human evolution,
social structure and organization from all perspectives.
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