The Evolution of Conformist Transmission and the Emergence of Between-Group Differences

Evolution and Human Behavior

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 215-241

  Henrich, Joe ^a   Boyd, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Conformism; Conformist transmission; Cultural boundaries; Culture; Dual inheritance; Evolution

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000277589     PISSN: 10905138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1090-5138(98)00018-X     Document Type: Article

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