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Anthropoid Primates
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Biological Kin
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comparative primatology
Cultural Kinship System
cultural transmission
dominance
Dominance Hierarchy
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evolution of social complexity
evolutionary anthropology
Female Philopatry
Female Social Relationships
gatherer
Group Level Properties
hierarchy
human behavioral ecology
hunter
Hunter Gatherer Groups
Hunter Gatherer Societies
Kin Term
kinship
Kinship Terminology
linear
Linear Dominance Hierarchies
Matrilineal Units
Modern Homo Sapiens
Mother Relation
neocortex
Neocortex Ratio
Netsilik Inuit
Non-human Primate Societies
Nonhuman Primate Societies
Ow Monkey
primate cognition
ratio
Recursive Composition
Residence Group
Simple Hunter Gatherer Societies
social evolution theory
Social Organization
societies
terminology
Winter Pack Ice
Product details
- ISBN 9781598745894
- Weight: 385g
- Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 31 Oct 2011
- Publisher: Left Coast Press Inc
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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What separates modern humans from our primate cousins—are we a mere blink in the march of evolution, or does human culture represent the definitive evolutionary turn? Dwight Read explores the dilemma in this engaging, thought-provoking book, taking readers through an evolutionary odyssey from our primate beginnings through the development of culture and social organization. He assesses the two major trends in this field: one that sees us as a logical culmination of primate evolution, arguing that the rudiments of culture exist in primates and even magpies, and another that views the human transition as so radical that the primate model provides no foundation for understanding human dynamics. Expertly synthesizing a wide body of evidence from the anthropological and life sciences in accessible prose, Read’s book will interest a broad readership from experts to undergraduate students and the general public.
Dwight W. Read is Professor of Anthropology and Statistics at UCLA. He is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and a recognized expert in quantitative archaeology. He has written over 100 articles on theory, analytic methods, kinship, computer applications, biological anthropology, and field projects from California to the Kalahari.
