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Evolution and human kinship / Austin L. Hughes.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hughes, Austin L., 1949- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Kinship.
- Sociobiology.
- Human behavior.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (175 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York, New York ; Oxford, [England] : Oxford University Press, 1988.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- A theoretical approach to human social behaviour that is rooted in evolutionary biology and sociobiology, applying the principles of kin selection theory.
- Contents:
- Contents; 1. Philosophical Background; 2. The Theory of Kin Selection; 3. Cooperation and Sharing among Kin; 4. The Structure of Relatedness; 5. Kin Group Subdivision and Conflict; 6. Kinship and Leadership; 7. The Structure of Kinship Terminologies; 8. Prospects for a Biologically Based Social Science; Appendix A; Appendix B; Bibliography; Author Index; Subject Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-280-44021-X
- 0-19-534533-9
- 1-60256-591-0
- OCLC:
- 171572725
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