neoevolution
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A model of cultural evolution associated with Leslie White and Julian Steward that seeks to define the forces that cause cultures to change.
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noun
The elaboration of Darwin's theory of evolution that incorporates knowledge about genetics.
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noun
Any of various theories, such as intelligent design, that seek to reconcile Darwinian evolution with Christian theology.
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Any of various theories that examine the alteration or enhancement of humanity as a result of technology and/or cultural adaptation.
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Example Sentences
- "That readaptation has involved the incorporation of ideas not given explicit emphasis in neoevolution, the most important of which is systems theory."
- "Leslie Alvin White, president of the American Anthropological Association, who is known for his advocacy of the theories on sociocultural evolution and neoevolution during the 1960s wrote, “Evolution may be defined as a temporal sequence of forms—one form grows out of another; culture advances from one stage to another. In this process, time is as integral a factor as change of form.""
- "Problems with neoevolution and cultural ecology inevitably led to a strong theoretical response both in sociocultural anthropology and archaeology."
- "In W. Roux' theory of neoevolution, the “mosaic theory” of development, the ordered structure of the adult organism is projected back upon the egg, each part of which represents the primordium of a corresponding part of the adult."
- "The phylogenetic adaptive significance of the "' neoevolution" of this tissue type is considered."
- "Techniques involving chromosomal analysis of polygene sequences have been exploited only sparingly, yet, as indicated earlier, are full of promise when problems of neoevolution are approached."