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Synopsis
A lively discussion of the relationship between culture and biology in the evolution of human behavior.
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Cronk (anthropology, Texas A&M U.) constructs links between the evolutionary theory increasingly being used by behavioral and social scientists without a good sense of culture, and the interpretive and humanistic understanding of culture developed by anthropologists with no appreciation of evolutionary biology. He discusses how culture is best defined, how it influences human behavior, and the limited but important role of cultural relativism. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)