This thesis investigates the adaptive significance of seemingly maladaptive human behaviors or cultural norms that are often viewed as responses to intra- and inter-sexual conflict. It combines behavioral ecological approach with phylogenetic comparative methods to study evolutionary origins and maintenance of these practices, using samples of ethnographically documented human societies. The thesis is divided into three sections. The first section is the introduction to evolutionary sciences of human behavior, including an overview of the theoretical perspectives and a critical evaluation of the methodological approaches to macro-evolutionary studies of human behavior and culture. The second section consists of three chapters - two published research papers and a manuscript that is currently under review. The first paper investigates female and male genital mutilation/cutting practices, their evolutionary history, and socio-ecological correlates; the second paper investigates restrictions on female premarital sex and evaluates the three hypotheses explaining them - male, female, and parental control hypothesis; the third paper investigates the causes of socially imposed monogamy and evaluates the competing hypotheses explaining its prevalence in stratified, agricultural societies. The last section summarizes the results of the three studies and concludes with perspectives of future research.
Klíčová slova
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Klíčová slova v angličtině
adaptation, causal inference, cultural evolution, human behavioral ecology, phylogenetics, regression
Rozsah průvodní práce
192
Jazyk
AN
Anotace
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Anotace v angličtině
This thesis investigates the adaptive significance of seemingly maladaptive human behaviors or cultural norms that are often viewed as responses to intra- and inter-sexual conflict. It combines behavioral ecological approach with phylogenetic comparative methods to study evolutionary origins and maintenance of these practices, using samples of ethnographically documented human societies. The thesis is divided into three sections. The first section is the introduction to evolutionary sciences of human behavior, including an overview of the theoretical perspectives and a critical evaluation of the methodological approaches to macro-evolutionary studies of human behavior and culture. The second section consists of three chapters - two published research papers and a manuscript that is currently under review. The first paper investigates female and male genital mutilation/cutting practices, their evolutionary history, and socio-ecological correlates; the second paper investigates restrictions on female premarital sex and evaluates the three hypotheses explaining them - male, female, and parental control hypothesis; the third paper investigates the causes of socially imposed monogamy and evaluates the competing hypotheses explaining its prevalence in stratified, agricultural societies. The last section summarizes the results of the three studies and concludes with perspectives of future research.
Klíčová slova
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Klíčová slova v angličtině
adaptation, causal inference, cultural evolution, human behavioral ecology, phylogenetics, regression
Zásady pro vypracování
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Zásady pro vypracování
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Seznam doporučené literatury
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Seznam doporučené literatury
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Přílohy volně vložené
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Přílohy vázané v práci
mapy, grafy, schémata, tabulky
Převzato z knihovny
Ne
Plný text práce
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Záznam průběhu obhajoby
Školitel představit studenta a on poté prezentoval ve vymezeném času hlavní výsledky své dizertační práce.
Poté následoval posudek školitele a posudky obou oponentů dizertační práce (F. Jordan a M. Lang). Během čtení posudků kanditát postupně odpovídal na dotazy oponentů.
Po krátké diskuzi se přistoupilo k hlasovaní.
Přítomno bylo všech devět členů komise a všichni hlasovali pro "prospěl"