Evolution and human kinship / Austin L. Hughes.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hughes, Austin L., 1949-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Kinship.

Sociobiology.

Human behavior.

Physical Description:

viii, 162 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 1988.

Summary:

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.

Contents:

1. Philosophical Background 3

2. The Theory of Kin Selection 22

3. Cooperation and Sharing among Kin 34

4. The Structure of Relatedness 57

5. Kin Group Subdivision and Conflict 72

6. Kinship and Leadership 88

7. The Structure of Kinship Terminologies 116

8. Prospects for a Biologically Based Social Science 132.

Notes:

Bibliography: pages 145-153.

ISBN:

019505234X

OCLC:

15857527