Human Adaptation

Name: Human Adaptation
Brand: Taylor & Francis Ltd
SKU: 9781859739587
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Szerző: Howard Morphy, G. A. Harrison

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Kiadó: Taylor & Francis Ltd

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This book examines the concept of adaptation in four major fields in the human sciences. Genetic asp...

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Szerző

Howard Morphy, G. A. Harrison

Nyelv

Angol

Kötés

Könyv - Puha kötésű

Kiadva

1998

oldal

174

EAN

9781859739587

ISBN

185973958X

Enbook ID

05119883

Kiadó

Taylor & Francis Ltd

Súly

276

Méretek

234 x 159 x 13

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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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