The new evolutionary sociology recent and revitalized theoretical and methodological approaches / by Jonathan H. Turner, University of California, Santa Barbara, Richard Machalek, University of Wyoming.
| Author/creator | Turner, Jonathan H. |
| Other author | Machalek, Richard, 1946- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Edition | 1 Edition. |
| Publication Info | New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, [2018] |
| Description | pages cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Taylor & Francis eBooks |
| Subjects |
| Series | Evolutionary analysis in the social sciences |
| Contents | A brief history of evolutionary analysis in sociology -- The continuing sociological tradition -- Can functionalism be saved? : toward a more viable form of evolutionary thinking -- Stage-model theories of societal evolution -- Inter-societal models of societal evolution -- New forms of ecological theorizing in evolutionary sociology -- Darwinian analysis and alternatives -- The evolution of social behavior by natural selection -- The rise of sociobiology -- Sociobiology and human behavior -- Evolutionary psychology and the search for the adapted mind -- The limitations of darwinian analysis -- New models of natural selection in socio-cultural evolution -- New darwinian approaches within sociology -- New forms of comparative sociology : what primates can tell sociology about humans? -- In search of human nature : using the tools of cross-species comparative analysis -- The evolution of the human brain: applications of neurosociology -- Cross-species comparative sociology -- Cross-species analysis of megasociality -- Behavioral and interpersonal basis of megasociality : evidence from primates -- Epilogue: prospect for a new evolutionary sociology -- Bibliography -- Index. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2017051545 |
| ISBN | 9780815386117 (hb) |
| ISBN | 9780815387084 (pb) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |