Models for cultural inheritance I. Group mean and within group variation
L Cavalli-Sforza, MW Feldman - Theoretical population biology, 1973 - Elsevier
Evolution of a cultural trait has been considered at a theoretical level. Cultural evolution is to
be kept distinct from biological evolution, but the discrimination of the two may be difficult in
actual cases. In cultural evolution, not only the parents of an individual but also other
members of the group, contribute directly to determining the value of a trait in the individual.
The cumulative effect of members of the group other than the parents has been called the
group effect g. The expected value of the trait of an individual in the next generation has …
be kept distinct from biological evolution, but the discrimination of the two may be difficult in
actual cases. In cultural evolution, not only the parents of an individual but also other
members of the group, contribute directly to determining the value of a trait in the individual.
The cumulative effect of members of the group other than the parents has been called the
group effect g. The expected value of the trait of an individual in the next generation has …