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Chapter 12, Problem 2GFO
The theory of natural selection has been applied to human culture in many different realms. For instance, there is a general belief in the United States that “survival of the fittest” determines which people are rich and which are poor. How are the forces that produce differences in wealth among individuals like natural selection? How are they different?
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