Authors
Citation
Rw. Mitchell, On not drawing the line about culture, Inconsistencies in interpretation of nonhuman cultures, BEHAV BRAIN, 24(2), 2001, pp. 348
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Psycology,"Neurosciences & Behavoir
Journal title
BEHAVIORAL AND BRAIN SCIENCES
ISSN journal
0140525X
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Volume
24
Issue
2
Year of publication
2001
Database
ISI
SICI code
0140-525X(200104)24:2<348:ONDTLA>2.0.ZU;2-U
Abstract
Defining culture as social learning means that culture is present in many b
irds and mammals, suggesting that cetacean culture is not so special and do
es not require special explanation. Contrary to their own claims, Rendell a
nd Whitehead present culture as having variant forms in different species,
and these forms seem inconsistently applied and compared across species.