{"product_id":"cultural-evolution-how-darwinian-theory-can-explain-human-culture-and-synthesize-the-social-sciences-9780226520445","title":"Cultural Evolution: How Darwinian Theory Can Explain Human Culture and Synthesize the Social Sciences","description":"\u003cp\u003eCharles Darwin changed the course of scientific thinking by showing how evolution accounts for the stunning diversity and biological complexity of life on earth. Recently, there has also been increased interest in the social sciences in how Darwinian theory can explain human culture. Covering a wide range of topics, including fads, public policy, the spread of religion, and herd behavior in markets, Alex Mesoudi shows that human culture is itself an evolutionary process that exhibits the key Darwinian mechanisms of variation, competition, and inheritance. This cross-disciplinary volume focuses on the ways cultural phenomena can be studied scientifically--from theoretical modeling to lab experiments, archaeological fieldwork to ethnographic studies--and shows how apparently disparate methods can complement one another to the mutual benefit of the various social science disciplines. Along the way, the book reveals how new insights arise from looking at culture from an evolutionary angle. \u003ci\u003eCultural Evolution\u003c\/i\u003e provides a thought-provoking argument that Darwinian evolutionary theory can both unify different branches of inquiry and enhance understanding of human behavior.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alex Mesoudi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.84lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 6.08w x 0.61d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780226520445\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlex Mesoudi\u003c\/b\u003e is a lecturer in psychology at Queen Mary, University of London. He is the author or coauthor of articles in such leading journals as \u003ci\u003eBehavioral and Brain Sciences, Evolution, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePsychological Review\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"University of Chicago Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44812974489715,"sku":"9780226520445","price":66.32,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_8bea8fda-b84c-485a-95ae-849d6ecece3d.jpg?v=1776777484","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/cultural-evolution-how-darwinian-theory-can-explain-human-culture-and-synthesize-the-social-sciences-9780226520445","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}