A lobbying theory of cultural evolution: Rhetoric, expediency, and self-interest promote inequality in the prescriptive grammar of complex institutions.
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- 2026-09-18
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@article{allodium:10.1017/s0140525x26106487,
title = {A lobbying theory of cultural evolution: Rhetoric, expediency, and self-interest promote inequality in the prescriptive grammar of complex institutions.},
author = {Stibbard-Hawkes DNE.},
year = {2026},
journal = {Behav Brain Sci},
doi = {10.1017/s0140525x26106487},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1017/s0140525x26106487}
}RIS
TY - JOUR TI - A lobbying theory of cultural evolution: Rhetoric, expediency, and self-interest promote inequality in the prescriptive grammar of complex institutions. AU - Stibbard-Hawkes DNE. PY - 2026 JO - Behav Brain Sci DO - 10.1017/s0140525x26106487 UR - https://doi.org/10.1017/s0140525x26106487 ER -
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DNE., S. (2026). A lobbying theory of cultural evolution: Rhetoric, expediency, and self-interest promote inequality in the prescriptive grammar of complex institutions.. Behav Brain Sci. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0140525x26106487
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