Abstract
Sociobiological theory predicts that humans should not cooperate with large groups of unrelated individuals. This prediction is based on genetic models that show that selection acting on variation between large unrelated groups will generally be much weaker than selection acting on variation between individuals. Recently, several authors have presented related models of human evolution that integrate cultural and genetic transmission of behavior. We show that in such models group selection is potentially a strong force. Data on ethnocentrism is examined in the context of these results.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 325-351 |
Number of pages | 27 |
Journal | Human Ecology |
Volume | 10 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Sep 1982 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- altruism
- cultural inheritance
- dual inheritance
- group selection
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Ecology
- Anthropology
- Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)
- Environmental Science (miscellaneous)
- Sociology and Political Science