Categories and gatherings: Group selection and the mythology of cultural anthropology

Evolution and Human Behavior

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 291-308

  Palmer, Craig T ^a   Fredrickson, B Eric ^a   Tilley, Christopher F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Anthropology; Categorical perception; Group selection; Social organization

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031231904     PISSN: 10905138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1090-5138(97)00045-7     Document Type: Article

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