The theory of cultural and social selection /
W. G. Runciman.
- 1st ed.
- Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2009.
- viii, 257 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Prologue : the Darwinian legacy -- The neo-Darwinian paradigm -- Natural selection and evoked behaviour -- Cultural selection and acquired behaviour -- Social selection and imposed behaviour -- Selectionist theory as narrative history -- Epilogue : sociology in a post-Darwinian world.