Talk:Dual inheritance theory: Difference between revisions

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*It's inaccurate to say "researchers in both fields [meaning sociology and anthropology] often treat culture as a static superorganic entity that dictates human behavior". The only citation is Gintis, and the only reference I can find in his work is on page 2, asserting that both "treat culture in a static manner that belies its dynamic and evolutionary character", which is not the same thing. Additionally, Gintis does not back this assertion up with any evidence or citations. To conform to NPOV standards, I will change this to "evolutionary economist Herb Gintis has argued that..." --[[Special:Contributions/76.20.46.30|76.20.46.30]] ([[User talk:76.20.46.30|talk]]) 19:03, 6 April 2008 (UTC)

** (to above coment) This is also a vast oversimplification of both disciplines. The theories that are currently becoming dominant in anthropology are in direct contradiction to this statement. [[Special:Contributions/85.154.169.140|85.154.169.140]] ([[User talk:85.154.169.140|talk]]) 09:46, 4 May 2011 (UTC)

* I would like note and thank Pete Richerson of UCDavis for his help in creating this article. [[User:EPM|EPM]] 22:10, 12 February 2006 (UTC)