NEO-EVOLUTIONISM

historical background

inspired by idea of classical evolu.

reaction against functionalism

premises

Gradual process of change

ceaseless porcess

applicable to cultural trait , institution or a whole culture

tracing origin and sequence of evolution

approaches

focus on material culture

study with evidences

incorporating diffusion(ignored by classical evolu.) into study of evolution

individual scholars

V G Childe

Leslie A White

Julian Steward

Sahalin and Service

not explain how change came to society

discredited due to conjecturalism but few students of FRANZ BOAS were inlfuneced

DIACHRONIC STUDY

material culture = data available , hence proceed with study

non material culture - marriage,religion,family we do not have data , going ahead leads to conjecturalism