This essay presents the concept of culture according to evolutionary psychology, comparing it with other approaches in the evolutionary field. Behavioral Ecology trends to see the behavior of the individuals as search for maximization of their fitness in next generations; culture is what people do and does not have special properties. Evolutionary Cultural Anthropology, also named dual transmission or co-evolutionary approach, attributes to the culture a very much important role in explaining behavior, and sustains reciprocal influences between culture and biological evolution. Finally, Evolutionary Psychology focuses on the psychological mechanisms that guide the behavior, and distinguishes three components of the concept of culture. These components should necessarily be articulated theoretically.
culture; Evolutionary Psychology; concept of culture; psychological mechanisms