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cultural evolution: a standalone construct

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Evolutionary anthropology

change in socially transmitted beliefs, skills and practices over time through processes analogous to variation, selection and inheritance.

In evolutionary anthropology, cultural evolution refers to change in socially transmitted beliefs, skills and practices over time through processes analogous to variation, selection and inheritance. This meaning comes from Mesoudi (2006) in Behavioral and Brain Sciences.[1]

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  1. Mesoudi, A., Whiten, A., & Laland, K. N. (2006). Towards a unified science of cultural evolution. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 29(4), 329-347. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0140525x06009083

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