Anthropology, Education, Sociology, and Social Phenomena

Cultural Evolution

The continuous developmental process of a culture from simple to complex forms and from homogeneous to heterogeneous qualities. It is the change of cultures over time. Research in cultural evolution tries to understand the causal relationships that shape and change human culture in both the long and the short term.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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The continuous developmental process of a culture from simple to complex forms and from homogeneous to heterogeneous qualities. It is the change of cultures over time. Research in cultural evolution tries to understand the causal relationships that shape and change human culture in both the long and the short term.

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3 entry terms
  • Evolution, Cultural
  • Cultural Evolutions
  • Evolutions, Cultural

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Indexed with the subheadings history.

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History Note

91(78); was see under CULTURE 1978-90

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  1. I01w.076w.201w.450w.370w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Cultural Evolution. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D003468. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D003468
  2. Cultural Evolution. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cultural_evolution
  3. Cultural Evolution. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12031891