Construct · 1 fields · 1 citations

cultural phylogenetics: a standalone construct

One name. One construct. A landmark on the map.

● anchor · a standalone construct Nearest construct by meaning·not indexed
culturalphylogenetics1 CONSTRUCTCultural phylogeneticsMACE · CULTURAL EVOLUTION

A single standalone construct; nearby constructs are located against it in the Collider. Tap a field for its definition, unit, and measures.

Cultural evolution

the use of phylogenetic trees of related societies to test hypotheses about cultural traits while controlling for shared descent.

In cultural evolution, cultural phylogenetics refers to the use of phylogenetic trees of related societies to test hypotheses about cultural traits while controlling for shared descent. This meaning comes from Mace (1994) in Current Anthropology.[1]

Unit
Recovery means
Measured by

Next

Run it through the Collider, or take the citations with you.

See how cultural phylogenetics sits against neighbouring constructs in the Collider, or export every reference on this page in one click.

Open in ColliderExport BibTeXReport this entry

Nearby constructs

control4 fields · 5 citationsjingle · one word, four constructscultural evolution1 fields · 1 citationsanchor · a standalone constructcurrent3 fields · 6 citationsjingle · one word, three constructs

References

  1. Mace, R., Pagel, M., Bowen, J. R., Otterbein, K. F., Ridley, M., Schweizer, T., & Voland, E. (1994). The Comparative Method in Anthropology [and Comments and Reply]. Current Anthropology, 35(5), 549-564. https://doi.org/10.1086/204317

Cited on this page?

Confirm your construct, or correct us.

If your work is cited behind one of these entries, you know better than we do whether we captured the meaning right. Confirm it, suggest an edit, or dispute it, and your name goes on the entry as an author who has checked it, linked to your ORCID.

Claim your construct