Brain Biology, Culture, and Cultural Change A Theory of Phenotypic Intra-Population Variability |
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| Author:
| Silverstone, Glenn |
| Editor:
| Silverstone, Susan |
| ISBN: | 978-0-9943793-1-3 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2015 |
| Publisher: | Glenn Silverstone
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $3.95 |
Book Description:
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What is the connection between the brain biology of human populations and human culture? And how can this connection inform our view of cultural reproduction and cultural change? This book provides a new theoretical perspective on these questions, in an attempt to gain a comprehensive understanding of the role played by biology in the formation of culture, and in the processes of cultural reproduction and change. Such a perspective involves a rethinking of how the brains of human...
More DescriptionWhat is the connection between the brain biology of human populations and human culture? And how can this connection inform our view of cultural reproduction and cultural change? This book provides a new theoretical perspective on these questions, in an attempt to gain a comprehensive understanding of the role played by biology in the formation of culture, and in the processes of cultural reproduction and change. Such a perspective involves a rethinking of how the brains of human populations actually create and change culture, in all its tangible and intangible forms.