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Cultural Evolution

The Empirical and Theoretical Landscape

By: Kevin McCaffree

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Cultural Evolution

The Empirical and Theoretical Landscape

By: Kevin McCaffree

Since the dawn of social science, theorists have debated how and why societies appear to change, develop and evolve. Today, this question is pursued by scholars across many different disciplines and our understanding of these dynamics has grown markedly. Yet, there remain important areas of disagreement and debate: what is the difference between societal change, development and evolution? What specific aspects of cultures change, develop or evolve and why? Do societies change, develop or evolve in particular ways, perhaps according to cycles, or stages or in response to survival necessities? How do different disciplines—from sociology to anthropology to psychology and economics—approach these questions? This book provides complex and nuanced answers to these, and many other, questions. First, the book invites readers to consider the broad landscape of societal dynamics across human history, beginning with humanity’s origins in small nomadic bands of hunter gatherers through to the emergence of post-industrial democracies. Then, the book provides a tour of several prominent existing theories of cultural change, development and evolution. Approaches to explaining cultural dynamics will be discussed across disciplines and schools of thought, from "meme" theories to established cumulative cultural evolutionary theories to newly emerging theories on cultural tightness-looseness. The book concludes with a call for theoretical integration and a frank discussion of some of the most unexamined structures that drive cultural dynamics across schools of thought.

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Taylor & Francis

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1000523225

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The Dance of Innovation

Infrastructure, Social Oscillation, and the Evolution of Societies

By: Kevin McCaffree

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The Dance of Innovation

Infrastructure, Social Oscillation, and the Evolution of Societies

By: Kevin McCaffree

Few of us, amidst our daily chores and responsibilities, consider how mundane infrastructures—from electrical grids to sewage systems—have developed over millennia in ways that enable everything we cherish, from democracy to technological innovation to individual liberty. But what drives the evolution of this infrastructure? And why is infrastructure so critical to human flourishing? In this book, the most innovative and interdisciplinary study of cultural evolution ever produced, new concepts are explored, new histories are brought into contact and new ground-breaking insights are defended. What makes creativity unique in human societies is not only our capacity to generate and modify our diverse individual intuitions about the social and physical world, but also our capacity to form and leave groups fluidly in a dancing rhythm of oscillation across the expanse of history. This book walks the reader carefully through these processes, with clear concepts and an approachable writing style.

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Routledge

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1000545199

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What Morality Means

An Interdisciplinary Synthesis for the Social Sciences

By: Kevin McCaffree

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What Morality Means

An Interdisciplinary Synthesis for the Social Sciences

By: Kevin McCaffree

What Morality Means examines the scientific theory of morality, drawing on zoological and physiological literatures in addition to contemporary sociological research on status and exchange. The theory roots morality in the capacity for perceptual overlap, and describes how perceptual overlap has been constrained and enabled in human history.

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Springer

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1137449292

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The Secular Landscape

The Decline of Religion in America

By: Kevin McCaffree

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The Secular Landscape

The Decline of Religion in America

By: Kevin McCaffree

This book proposes a comprehensive theory of the loss of religion in human societies, with a specific and substantive focus on the contemporary United States. Kevin McCaffree draws on a range of disciplines including sociology, psychology, anthropology, and history to explore topics such as the origin of religion, the role of religion in recent American history, the loss of religion, and how Americans are dealing with this loss. The book is not only richly theoretical but also empirical. Hundreds of scientific studies are cited, and new statistical analyses enhance its core arguments. What emerges is an integrative and illuminating theory of secularization.

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331950262X

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Alcohol and Violence

The Nature of the Relationship and the Promise of Prevention

By: Robert Nash Parker,Kevin J. McCaffree

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Alcohol and Violence

The Nature of the Relationship and the Promise of Prevention

By: Robert Nash Parker,Kevin J. McCaffree

Many people have experienced or witnessed situations in which people drinking alcohol get aggressive, obnoxious, and violent. Scientific research has shown evidence of a relationship between alcohol and violence, and even evidence that alcohol plays a role in causing violent and aggressive responses. The book explores a number of aspects of this relationship. If you have been drinking are you more likely to be a victim of crime? If victimized, does drinking alcohol make you more likely to be injured? How does availability of alcohol in the community influence rates of violence among Mexican American youth? Does advertising that links sex and alcohol result in higher rates of sexual assault in Latino neighborhoods? How do elementary school children react to experimentation with drugs, alcohol, and aggression? Do countries outside the United States have alcohol and violence problems, and do these impact men and women differently? We presents original research that shows the depths and conditions under which alcohol and violence are linked, further strengthening the evidence that alcohol use and availability is an important factor in violence in our cities, neighborhoods, school, and homes. The good news is that we regulate alcohol use and availability effectively, with a body of established laws and procedures. We can, therefore, find ways using this existing system to develop new ways to prevent the alcohol related violence studied here. The second half of the book begins this task by laying out the principles of environmental prevention, a strategy that has been very successful in a number of health and safety related domains. The next four chapters show just how environmental prevention strategies have worked, and worked very effectively, to lower rates of violence by reducing alcohol availability and alcohol consumption. The research reported here shows communities different approaches and mechanisms to achieve reductions in violence, and they provide a road map for communities everywhere to follow suit and reduce alcohol related violence. Reducing violence can be accomplished, everyone can do it if they work together, and the result is a safer and better society.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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0739180118

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Cultural Evolution

The Empirical and Theoretical Landscape

By: Kevin McCaffree

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The Empirical and Theoretical Landscape

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Routledge

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1000523276

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The Secular Landscape

The Decline of Religion in America

By: Kevin McCaffree

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The Decline of Religion in America

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Palgrave Macmillan

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Precedence with a Purpose

By: Maryse LarchA(c) Mele,Margaret Kevin Krall

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Precedence with a Purpose

By: Maryse LarchA(c) Mele,Margaret Kevin Krall

This groundbreaking book aims to be the source on how to address international precedence. While precedence as a criterion plays a key role in all aspects of protocol, universal rules governing precedence do not exist. Several different methods exist instead as guidelines. Moreover, we can learn to alter these methods to adapt to cultural differences, circumstances, and the natural evolution of society as the judgment on specific topics shifts. We explore these issues that affect precedence and discuss what precedence effects "who goes where, seating, entering, and exiting venues and events, order of speeches, introductions, food service, toasting, photo opportunities, flag arrangements, etc." There is no other book addressing international precedence in this way, and it is a crucial criterion of protocol. This book is a how-to manual for quick and easy reference. The authors shared on-the-job personal experiences practically bring home the reality of situations, making this an engaging read. Precedence can be complicated when people from different nations, who do not necessarily view the world in the same way, are combined. We will examine some international organizations and seven countries: the French Republic, the Kingdom of Spain, the People's Republic of China, the Russian Federation, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Precedence was born of struggle and strife among rulers and their representatives to determine who precedes whom, sits where, speaks when, etc. That quest for order, predictability, and the preservation of civility provided the concept for this book.

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Page Publishing Inc

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The Dance of Innovation

Infrastructure, Social Oscillation, and the Evolution of Societies

By: Kevin McCaffree

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Infrastructure, Social Oscillation, and the Evolution of Societies

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What Morality Means

An Interdisciplinary Synthesis for the Social Sciences

By: Kevin McCaffree

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An Interdisciplinary Synthesis for the Social Sciences

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Alcohol and Violence

The Nature of the Relationship and the Promise of Prevention

By: Robert Nash Parker,Kevin J. McCaffree

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The Nature of the Relationship and the Promise of Prevention

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Rowman & Littlefield

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An Interdisciplinary Synthesis for the Social Sciences

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An Interdisciplinary Synthesis for the Social Sciences

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Palgrave Macmillan

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For the Love of Family

How a Knock on the Door Changed Everything

By: Kevin C. McCall

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For the Love of Family

How a Knock on the Door Changed Everything

By: Kevin C. McCall

In 2009, Kevin C. McCall, loving husband and proud father of three, experienced the unimaginable: His youngest son, Ryan, was murdered in a robbery attempt after leaving a college party in Tampa, Florida. In For the Love of Family, Kevin shares his personal journey through shock, horror, grief, anger, reconciliation, and healing. Over the course of more than six years, Kevin fought daily to escape the grip of depression and hate; he fought to center his life around love and faith. Encounters and events, sometimes curious yet ultimately enlightening, weave throughout his days and nights, guiding him forward. Although his story is harrowing and painful, it is also filled with love--love for his family and love for life.

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1640966897

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Embezzlement

A True Crime Story

By: Kevin Cross,Steve White

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Embezzlement

A True Crime Story

By: Kevin Cross,Steve White

In the 1980s, nineteen-year-old Kevin Cross got a job working as an accountant for Nick Navarro, one of the most powerful and influential sheriffs in the country. Kevin and his friend Paul, a teller at a local bank, hatch an intricate scheme to steal hundreds of thousands of dollars from the famous lawman. Their plan works to perfection until the Mafia catches wind and threatens to kill them unless they embezzle more. Kevin and Paul must find a way to pay off the mob, cover their tracks, and balance their chaotic lives. Embezzlement tells the true story of how this convicted felon became the Christian CPA and financial counselor that he is today.

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Bridge Logos Foundation

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0882701827

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Book's by Kevin McCaffree

Cultural Evolution

Cultural Evolution

The Dance of Innovation

The Dance of Innovation

What Morality Means

What Morality Means

The Secular Landscape

The Secular Landscape

Alcohol and Violence

Alcohol and Violence

Cultural Evolution

Cultural Evolution

The Secular Landscape

The Secular Landscape

Precedence with a Purpose

Precedence with a Purpose

The Dance of Innovation

The Dance of Innovation

What Morality Means

What Morality Means

Alcohol and Violence

Alcohol and Violence

What Morality Means

What Morality Means

For the Love of Family

For the Love of Family

Embezzlement

Embezzlement

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