The continuous developmental process of a culture from simple to complex forms and from homogeneous to heterogeneous qualities. It is the change of cultures over time. Research in cultural evolution tries to understand the causal relationships that shape and change human culture in both the long and the short term.

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D003468 MeSH Browser

CUI

M0005412

History note

91(78); was see under CULTURE 1978-90

Public note

91; was see under CULTURE 1978-90