• DOI:10.1007/BF01531639
Corpus ID: 144333714

Is a cultural ethology possible?

@article{Cloak1975IsAC,
  title={Is a cultural ethology possible?},
  author={F. T. Cloak},
  journal={Human Ecology},
  year={1975},
  volume={3},
  pages={161-182}
}

F. T. Cloak

Published 1975

Economics

Human Ecology

The possibility, desirability, and potential outcomes of applying ethological methods to the study of culture-specific human behaviors are investigated. Ethology and culture are explored. A new term, “instruction,” and its use in cultural ethology are proposed. Genetics and survival value are related to cultural ethology. A cultural ethology is given a possible theoretical foundation, and current attempts at a cultural ethology are appraised. A research program in cultural ethology and related… CONTINUE READING

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