Biosociology
Bridging the Biology-Sociology Divide
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Product details:
- Edition number 1
- Publisher Routledge
- Date of Publication 30 March 2014
- Number of Volumes Hardback
- ISBN 9781412852562
- Binding Hardback
- See also 9780275953287
- No. of pages306 pages
- Size 229x152 mm
- Weight 566 g
- Language English 0
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Short description:
Anthony Walsh bridges the divide separating sociology from biology—a divide created in the late nineteenth century when sociology emerged from the fields of social theory and philosophy
MoreLong description:
Anthony Walsh bridges the divide separating sociology from biology—a divide created in the late nineteenth century when sociology emerged from the fields of social theory and philosophy. Walsh focuses on the viewpoint held by former American Sociological Association president Douglas Massey: sociologists have allowed the fact that we are social beings to obscure the biological foundations upon which our behaviour ultimately rests.
Walsh argues that sociology has nothing to fear and a wealth of riches to gain if it pays attention to the theories, concepts, and methodologies of the biological sciences. Both study the same phenomena. Beginning with an examination of the reasons why we need a biosocial approach, Walsh explores sociology's traditional "taboo" concepts (reductionism, essentialism, etc.) and how those concepts are viewed in the natural sciences.
Throughout the work, the author introduces relevant concepts from genetics and the neurosciences, using examples that will appeal to all sociologists. Later chapters apply his introductory arguments to traditional substantive sociological issues such as culture, crime, gender, socialization, social class, and the family. This book will be essential to all sociologists, evolutionary biologists, and scholars interested in the history of this important divide between the fields and where it currently stands.
MoreTable of Contents:
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgements
1 The Biosocial Perspective and Why Sociology Needs It
2 Genetics and Human Social Behavior
3 Brain-Culture Interaction and Co-Evolution
4 The Reality of Human Nature
5 Intelligence and Society
6 Culture and Socialization
7 Socioeconomic Status
8 The Family: Nursery of Human Nature
9 Social Constructionism, Social Roles, and Gender
10 Crime and Criminals
11 Political Economy, Emotion, and Human Nature
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