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social science subjects > social research > philosophy and the social sciences > evolution and social science > cultural evolution
... > social science subjects > communication and media studies > communication studies > communication theory > cultural orientations > cultural studies > cultural evolution
... > social science subjects > sociology > anthropology > cultural/social anthropology > cultural anthropology > cultural studies > cultural evolution
social science subjects > sociology > sociology of arts and culture > cultural studies > cultural evolution

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cultural evolution  

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  • Culture involves the social transmission of novel behavior, such as gestures, songs, or tool-making skills, among individuals who are generally members of the same species. Elements of culture spread both vertically, from one generation to another, and horizontally, among members of a generation. [Source: Encyclopedia of Philosophy and the Social Sciences; Cultural Evolution]

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