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The cooperative breeding perspective helps in pinning down when uniquely human evolutionary processes are necessary

Year: 2016

Type: article

Abstract: The cultural group selection (CGS) approach provides a compelling explanation for recent changes in human societies, but has trouble explaining why our ancestors, rather than any other great ape, evolved into a hyper-cooperative niche. The cooperative breeding hypothesis can plug this gap and thus complement CGS, because recent comparative evidence suggests that it promoted proactive prosociality, social transmission, and communication in Pleistocene hominins.

Source: Behavioral and Brain Sciences

DOI: 10.1017/s0140525x15000072

Authors: Judith Maria Burkart, Carel P. van Schaik

Institution: University of Zurich

Language: English

Topic: Language and cultural evolution

Subfield: Cultural Studies

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2509930656

FWCI: 16.3

Cites: 28

Cited by: 10

Related to: 10