Concept information
Preferred term
evolutionary anthropology
Definition
- Evolutionary perspectives have been part of anthropology since its beginnings, but their content and prominence have shifted dramatically. In contemporary anthropology, evolution plays a much more prominent role in biological anthropology, and even in archaeology, than in sociocultural anthropology. [Source: Theory in Social and Cultural Anthropology: An Encyclopedia; Evolutionary Anthropology]
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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/evolutionary_anthropology
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