A theory of modern cultural shifts and meltdowns

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 271, Issue SUPPL. 5, 2004, Pages

  Hochberg, Michael E ^a,b  

^a INSTITUT DES SCIENCES DE L EVOLUTION   (France)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ECOLOGICAL ANALYSIS AND SYNTHESIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Cultural meltdown; Dominance; Globalization; Human cultural evolution; Prestige

Indexed keywords

CULTURE;

ARTICLE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; CULTURAL FACTOR; IDENTITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TELECOMMUNICATION;

EID: 3242884952     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2004.0172     Document Type: Article

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