title: Culture as an aggregate of individual differences.
abstract: We question Smaldino's argument that culture plays the active role of maintaining and transmitting social organizations of differentiated individuals. Culture is an aggregate of individual differences in psychological variables within and between groups; it was not designed by group-level selection to maintain the structured organization of individuals. We conclude that Smaldino fails to present the crucial mechanism by which group-level traits are maintained, transmitted, and evolve.
authors: Department of Psychology,Ajou University,Woncheon-dong,Yeongtong-gu,Suwon,Korea443-749.kyungilkim@ajou.ac.krhttp://ajou.ac.kr/~tetrosscyber13@ajou.ac.kr.
authors: Kyungil
authors: K
authors: Kim
authors: Humanitas College, Kyung Hee University,Yongin,Korea446-701.evopsy@gmail.comwww.khu.ac.kr.
authors: Joonghwan
authors: J
authors: Jeon
authors: Department of Psychology,Ajou University,Woncheon-dong,Yeongtong-gu,Suwon,Korea443-749.kyungilkim@ajou.ac.krhttp://ajou.ac.kr/~tetrosscyber13@ajou.ac.kr.
authors: Youngjun
authors: Y
authors: Park
mesh_terms: D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D003468:Cultural Evolution; D006126:Group Processes; D006801:Humans; D012641:Selection, Genetic