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NEO-EVOLUTIONISM (individual scholars (V G Childe, Leslie A White, Julian…
NEO-EVOLUTIONISM
historical background
inspired by idea of classical evolu.
discredited due to conjecturalism but few students of FRANZ BOAS were inlfuneced
reaction against functionalism
not explain how change came to society
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
material culture = data available , hence proceed with study
non material culture - marriage,religion,family we do not have data , going ahead leads to conjecturalism
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
DIACHRONIC STUDY