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unilinear — “+ adjective Etymology: uni + linear : progressing or unfolding in a linear manner : developing in or involving a series of stages usually from the primitive to the more advanced unilinear social evolution : involving such a trend a unilinear… … Useful english dictionary
cultural evolution — ▪ social science Introduction the development of one or more cultures from simpler to more complex forms. The subject may be viewed as a unilinear phenomenon that describes the evolution of human behaviour as a whole, or it may be viewed as … Universalium
Sociocultural evolution — Cultural evolution redirects here. For gene culture coevolution, see Dual inheritance theory. Sociology … Wikipedia
Unilineal evolution — (also referred to as classical social evolution) is a 19th century social theory about the evolution of societies and cultures. It was composed of many competing theories by various sociologists and anthropologists, who believed that Western… … Wikipedia
sociocultural evolution — Development of culture and society from simple to complex forms. Europeans had sought to explain the existence of various primitive societies, some believing that such societies represented the lost tribes of Israel, others speculating that… … Universalium
anthropology — anthropological /an threuh peuh loj i keuhl/, anthropologic, adj. anthropologically, adv. /an threuh pol euh jee/, n. 1. the science that deals with the origins, physical and cultural development, biological characteristics, and social customs… … Universalium
Neoevolutionism — is a social theory that tries to explain the evolution of societies by drawing on Charles Darwin s theory of evolution and discarding some dogmas of the previous social evolutionism. Neoevolutionism is concerned with long term, directional,… … Wikipedia
Thorstein Veblen — Infobox Economist school tradition= Institutional economics color = #B0C4DE image caption = Thorstein Bunde Veblen (1857 1929) name = Thorstein Veblen birth = Birth date|1857|07|30 (Cato, Wisconsin) death = Death date and… … Wikipedia
social science — social scientist. 1. the study of society and social behavior. 2. a science or field of study, as history, economics, etc., dealing with an aspect of society or forms of social activity. [1775 85] * * * Any discipline or branch of science that… … Universalium
Lewis H. Morgan — Infobox Person name = Lewis H. Morgan image size = 140px caption = Lewis H. Morgan birth date = birth date|1818|11|21|mf=y birth place = Aurora, Cayuga County, New York, U.S. death date = death date and age|1881|12|17|1818|11|21|mf=y death place … Wikipedia
