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heredity

social behavior
Also known as: inheritance
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  • Human variation
    race
    / Hereditary statuses versus the rise of individualism

    Inheritance as the basis of individual social position is an ancient tenet of human history, likely extending to some point after the beginnings of agriculture (about 10,000 bce). Expressions of it are found throughout the world in kinship-based societies where genealogical links determine an individual’s…

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    Inheritance as the basis of individual social position is an ancient tenet of human history, likely extending to some point after the beginnings of agriculture (about 10,000 bce). Expressions of it are found throughout the world in kinship-based societies where genealogical links determine an individual’s…

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