Teaching and the Life History of Cultural Transmission in Fijian Villages

Human Nature

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 351-374

  Kline, Michelle A ^a   Boyd, Robert ^b,c   Henrich, Joseph ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Sante Fe Institute   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Childhood; Cultural transmission; Human evolution; Learning; Teaching

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; FAMILY; FIJI; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LEARNING; METHODOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; TEACHING;

CULTURE; FAMILY; FIJI; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LEARNING; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; TEACHING;

EID: 84886791118     PISSN: 10456767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12110-013-9180-1     Document Type: Article

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