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Cultural Evolution  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Evolution, Cultural

Scope note

  • The continuous developmental process of a culture from simple to complex forms and from homogeneous to heterogeneous qualities. It is the change of cultures over time. Research in cultural evolution tries to understand the causal relationships that shape and change human culture in both the long and the short term.

History note

  • 91(78); was see under CULTURE 1978-90

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D003468

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