The Sociobiological Imagination
The Sociobiological Imagination

Author: Mary Maxwell

Publisher: SUNY Press

Published: 1991-09-19

Total Pages: 396

ISBN-13: 9780791407684

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This book presents reports on the uses of sociobiology and general evolutionary theory by members of diverse disciplines: psychiatry, law, management theory, anthropology, economics, primatology, history, political science, ethical philosophy, cognitive psychology, epistemology, socioecology of religion, studies of conflict, Marxist thought, aesthetics, sociology, linguistics, and psychology. The purpose of the book is threefold — to acknowledge the remarkably wide influence of a central idea; to demonstrate that the research of human sociobiology takes place in disparate fields; and to introduce the major principles of sociobiology. There are many surprises to be found in these pages, not least the psychiatrist’s new look at anxiety, the management theorist’s explanation for the success of Japanese firms, the Soviet philosopher’s report on sociobiology in the U. S. S. R., the explanation given for the keeping of harems in ancient kingdoms, and the economist’s view as to why people care if a bargain price is really a fair price — all cast in sociobiological terms.

The New Sociological Imagination
The New Sociological Imagination

Author: Steve Fuller

Publisher: Pine Forge Press

Published: 2006-02-07

Total Pages: 350

ISBN-13: 1446228436

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C. Wright Mills′ classic The Sociological Imagination has inspired generations of students to study Sociology. However, the book is nearly half a century old. What would a book address, aiming to attract and inform students in the 21st century? This is the task that Steve Fuller sets himself in this major new invitation to study Sociology. The book: Critically examines the history of the social sciences to discover what the key contributions of sociology have been and how relevant they remain. Demonstrates how biological and sociological themes have been intertwined from the beginning of both disciplines, from the 19th century to the present day. Covers virtually all of sociology′s classic theorists and themes. Provides a glossary of key thinkers and concepts. This book sets the agenda for imagining sociology in the 21st century and will attract students and professionals alike.

The Sociology of Ethnicity
The Sociology of Ethnicity

Author: Sinisa Malesevic

Publisher: SAGE

Published: 2004-05-25

Total Pages: 212

ISBN-13: 9780761940425

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Provides a coherent theoretical framework for the sociological analysis of ethnicity

Imagining Society
Imagining Society

Author: Nehring, Daniel

Publisher: Policy Press

Published: 2020-02-26

Total Pages: 248

ISBN-13: 1529204917

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Re-examining C.Wright Mills’s legacy as a jumping off point, this original introduction to sociology illuminates global concepts, themes and practices that are fundamental to the discipline. It makes a case for the importance of developing a sociological imagination and provides the steps for how readers can do that. The unique text: • Offers succinct and wide-ranging coverage of many of the most important themes and concepts taught in first year sociology courses; • Has a global framework and case material which engages with decoloniality and critiques an overly white, western and developed world view of sociology; • Is woven through with contemporary examples, from social media to social inequality, big data to the self-help industry; • Rethinks and re-imagines what a critically committed, politically engaged and publicly relevant sociology should look like in the 21st century. This is a lively, engaging and accessible overview of sociology for all its students, teachers and people who want to learn more about sociology today. It is a welcome clarion call for sociology’s importance in public life.

Marxism and Human Sociobiology
Marxism and Human Sociobiology

Author: Boshu Zhang

Publisher: SUNY Press

Published: 1994-01-01

Total Pages: 210

ISBN-13: 9780791420034

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In this book, the author attempts to reveal the heart of a Chinese intellectual. By attempting to scientifically, historically, and even practically, examine the reasons behind the present state of Chinese social, political, economical, and academic life.

New Evolutionary Social Science
New Evolutionary Social Science

Author: Heinz-Jurgen Niedenzu

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2015-11-17

Total Pages: 432

ISBN-13: 131725547X

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Social scientists have long declared their autonomy from the natural sciences, and in doing so have tended to neglect important biological constraints on human nature. Many sociological theories have suggested a nearly complete malleability of patterns of social life. The New Evolutionary Social Science challenges this view by building on Stephen K. Sanderson's 'Darwinian conflict theory' which sets out to synthesise sociological theories with key findings from biology into an overarching scientific paradigm. Configuring and expanding this groundbreaking theory, the contributors to this volume are well-known European and American experts in evolutionary science. The New Evolutionary Social Science develops a new basis for understanding social change and the world's future through a better integration of the natural and social sciences.

Social Transformations
Social Transformations

Author: Stephen K. Sanderson

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 1999-05-28

Total Pages: 498

ISBN-13: 1461643422

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In Social Transformations: A General Theory of Historical Development Stephen K. Sanderson develops a general theory of social evolution and uses it to explain the most important evolutionary transformations in human history and prehistory. In this expanded edition Sanderson has added a discussion of the biological constraints acting on humans that have helped to push social evolution along strikingly similar lines throughout the world. The new discussion places the theoretical arguments of Social Transformations in the context of an even more comprehensive theory of human social behavior.

Advances in Experimental Social Psychology
Advances in Experimental Social Psychology

Author: Mark P. Zanna

Publisher: Elsevier

Published: 1993

Total Pages: 446

ISBN-13: 0120152266

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This volume offers essays on advances in the field of experimental social psychology. Topics discussed include: attitudes to high achievers; tactical communication and social interaction; social comparisons, legitimacy appraisals and group memberships; and stereotypes.