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How Did Human Culture Evolve?
It is generally accepted that culture is central to human social life, and that cumulative human culture forms the bedrock of human social development. Over the years there have been many theories of how human culture developed, including historical, sociological, complex systems, symbolic and structural.
In recent years, evolutionary biologists have proposed theories that explain human culture as an essentially evolutionary adaption. This is a departure from the past that emphasises the natural and evolutionary origins of human culture.
We’ll be discussing the implications of the idea that human culture evolved along with our other capabilities, and what this means for our understanding of society today.
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