After reviewing the current literature on social Darwinism it is not clear that there was a cohesive movement of social Darwinism in America at all. When most authors were social theories that most consider to be social Darwinism they did not include the actual term "social Darwinism.... Richard Hofstadter presented social Darwinism as a convergence of evolution and social theory. ... This fact made it easy to tie his arguments in with social Darwinism when he began to write on social and ethical questions. ... The social ideas of Spencer and Huxley gave rise to other social Darwinists s...

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The objections the Native Americans have to the study of Kennewick Man are firmly rooted in their history and are political, social, and religious in nature. ... Its purpose was to discuss the importance of intertwining historical, social and political factors in relationship to archaeology. ... As stated by the Society for American Archaeology when NAGPRA was debated to emphasize the value scientists place on the study of human remains "Mortuary evidence is an integral part of the archaeological record of past culture and behavior that it informs directly upon social structure and organizatio...

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At the base of culture one would find people who live in social groups and share a way of living, which separates them from other human groups. ... People who share a culture typically follow the same rules and form a social society. ... On the social level a culture gives humans a way to organize themselves. Social culture involves kinship and family. ... (2) Social classes...

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These include language, religion, social norms and values, education and living style. ... "The classic anthropological theory suggests that while all human behaviors, including market behaviors, take place within a cultural context, human beings are able to influence and even change, through their behaviors, the cultural context within which their behaviors take place." ... In France shopping is reputed to be an integral part of the housewife's social life, whereas in the United States shopping tends to be considered a chore" (Green & White, 2001). ...

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