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Record Nr.

UNINA9910453946803321

Titolo

Cultural evolution : society, technology, language, and religion / / edited by Peter J. Richerson and Morten H. Christiansen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge, Massachusetts : , : MIT Press, , [2013]

©2013

ISBN

0-262-31829-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (499 p.)

Collana

Strüngmann Forum reports

Altri autori (Persone)

ChristiansenMorten H. <1963->

RichersonPeter J

Disciplina

303.4

Soggetti

Human evolution - Religious aspects

Social evolution

Technological innovations - Social aspects

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

List of contributors -- Introduction / Peter J. Richerson and Morten H. Christiansen -- Cultural evolution of the structure of human groups -- Zoon politicon : the evolutionary roots of human sociopolitical -- Systems / Herbert Gintis and Carel van Schaik -- Human cooperation among kin and close associates may require / Sarah Mathew, Robert Boyd, and Matthijs Van Veelen -- The puzzle of human ultrasociality : how did large-scale complex societies evolve? / Peter Turchin -- Like me : a homophily-based account of human culture / Daniel Haun and Harriet Over -- Cultural evolution of the structure of human groups / Fiona M. Jordan, Rapporteur -- Carel van schaik, pieter fransis, herbert gintis, daniel haun, daniel j. hruschka, marco a. janssen, james a. kitts, laurent lehmann, sarah mathew, peter j. richerson, peter turchin, and polly wiessner -- The cultural evolution of technology and science -- The cultural evolution of technology : facts and theories / Robert Boyd, Peter Richerson, and Joseph Henrich -- Long-term trajectories of technological change / Stephen Shennan -- Neuroscience of technology / Dietrich Stout -- Scientific method as cultural innovation / Robert N. McCauley -- The cultural evolution of technology and science



/ Alex Mesoudi, Rapporteur, Kevin N. Laland, Robert Boyd, Briggs Buchanan, Emma Flynn, Robert N. McCauley, Jurgen Renn, Victoria Reyes-Garc©-a, Stephen Shennan, Dietrich Stout, and Claudio Tennie -- Cultural evolution of language -- The interplay of genetic and cultural factors in ongoing language evolution / Stephen C. Levinson and Dan Dediu -- Cultural evolution and language diversity / Nicholas Evans -- Language acquisition as a cultural process / Elena Lieven -- Phylogenetic models of language change: three new questions / Russell D. Gray, Simon J. Greenhill, and Quentin D. Atkinson -- Cultural evolution of language / Michael Cysouw, Rapporteur, Stephen C. Levinson, Andrea Baronchelli, Morten H. Christiansen, William Croft, Dan Dediu -- Nicholas evans, simon garrod, russell gray, anne kandler, and elena lieven -- The cultural evolution of religion -- The evolution of prosocial religions / Edward Slingerland, Joseph Henrich, and Ara Norenzayan -- Rethinking proximate causation and development in religious / Evolution -- Harvey whitehouse -- Religious prosociality: a synthesis -- Ara norenzayan, joseph henrich, and edward slingerland -- The cultural evolution of religion -- Bibliography -- Subject index.

Sommario/riassunto

Over the past few decades, a growing body of research has emerged from a variety of disciplines to highlight the importance of cultural evolution in understanding human behavior. Wider application of these insights, however, has been hampered by traditional disciplinary boundaries. To remedy this, in this volume leading researchers from theoretical biology, developmental and cognitive psychology, linguistics, anthropology, sociology, religious studies, history, and economics come together to explore the central role of cultural evolution in different aspects of human endeavor. The contributors take as their guiding principle the idea that cultural evolution can provide an important integrating function across the various disciplines of the human sciences, as organic evolution does for biology. The benefits of adopting a cultural evolutionary perspective are demonstrated by contributions on social systems, technology, language, and religion. Topics covered include enforcement of norms in human groups, the neuroscience of technology, language diversity, and prosociality and religion. The contributors evaluate current research on cultural evolution and consider its broader theoretical and practical implications, synthesizing past and ongoing work and sketching a roadmap for future cross-disciplinary efforts.



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Record Nr.

UNINA9910960230403321

Titolo

Challenges, opportunities and innovations in social work field education / / edited by Ronnie Egan, Nicole Hill and Wendy Rollins

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, New York : , : Routledge, , 2021

©2021

ISBN

0-429-84323-2

0-429-45361-2

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (200 pages) : illustrations (black and white)

Collana

Routledge advances in social work

Disciplina

361.307155

Soggetti

Social work education

Social service - Fieldwork

Fieldwork (Educational method)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Section I Contextualising the Landscape of Social Work Field Education -- 1 Outlining the Context: Australian Social Work Field Education -- 2 Australian Field Education in the International Context -- 3 Field Education Stakeholders: Untangling the Rhetoric from the Reality -- 4 Regulating Field Education: Challenges and Prospects -- 5 Pedagogies Informing Social Work Field Education -- Section II Current Research, Practice and Innovation in Social Work Field Education -- 6 Integrating Cultural Responsiveness into the Social Work Field Education Curriculum: Lessons from the Community -- 7 Preparing Students for Field Education Using Simulation-Based Learning -- 8 Fit, Suitable or Ready?: Taking a Strengths Approach to Student Transition to Placement -- 9 The Contribution of Field Education towards Professional Capability -- 10 Assessment in Field Education: Capability, Competence and Contradictions -- 11 Conceptualising the Liaison Role -- 12 Collaboration in Social Work Field Education -- 13 Thinking Outside the Square: The Quality and Sustainability of Placement Models -- 14 The Value of Community-Academic Partnerships in Field Education -- 15 Reinvigorating Fields of Practice Through Placement Innovation -- 16 Collaborating for the Future of Field Education --



Postscript -- Appendix: Field Education Pedagogical Statement -- Glossary -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

"Social work field education is an integral component of social work education. This book collates and analyses the current research, debates, opportunities and practices in social work field education into one volume and contextualises this material within the broader context of social work. The sustainability of social work field education is gaining attention, with growing interest in challenges such as finding enough placements with accredited social workers, curriculum development, student diversity, student experience of placement and placement assessment of learning are also being examined by researchers and practitioners. This represents a challenge for the social work profession generally. Drawing on traditional and alternative pedagogical perspectives on field education and constructions of risk and uncertainty evident in current discourse, the book presents innovative responses to existing challenges and provides a reference point for future knowledge building in sustainable field education pedagogy and practice. Addressing the nature of the risks faced by universities in their provision of social work field education, as well as current research and practice learning innovation, this book will be of interest to university field education programs and industry field educators internationally."--