orthogenetic teleological progressive change archaeologists work within framework multilineal evolution contemporary approaches social change include neoevolutionism sociobiology dual inheritance theory modernisation theory postindustrial theory seminal book ''the selfish gene'' richard dawkins wrote examples cultural evolution birds monkeys nbsp species really shows cultural evolution stadial theory enlightenment later thinkers often speculated societies progressed stages words saw history stadial expecting humankind show increasing development theorists looked
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