The new evolutionary social science
Subtitle: human nature, social behavior, and social change
By: edited by Heinz-Jürgen Niedenzu, Tamás Meleghy, Peter Meyer.
Contributors: Niedenzu, Heinz-Jürgen.; Meleghy, Tamás, 1941-; Meyer, Peter, 1941-
Series: Studies in comparative social science
Publisher: Paradigm Publishers
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Boulder
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781594513961
Subjects: Social evolution; Human evolution; Social Darwinism
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The impact of Darwinism on sociology : an historical and critical overview / Stephen K. Sanderson; title: Social evolution and human action : a commentary on Sanderson's Darwinian conflict theory / Michael Schmid; title: Metaphysical materialism : some critical remarks on Sanderson's The evolution of human sociality / Nico Wilterdink; title: Darwinian conflict theory : alternative theoretical strategy or unifying paradigm for contemporary sociology? / Rosemary L. Hopcroft; title: Reflections on Sanderson's evolutionary approaches / Christoph Antweiler; title: Why should Marvin Harris meet Charles Darwin? : a reply to Sanderson's critique of cultural materialism / Khaled Hakami; title: Cooperation without coercion? : responses to Sanderson's conflict perspective / Peter Meyer; title: Darwinian conflict theory and human creativity / Heinz-Jorgen Niedenzu; title: Structuralism and sociobiology : the missing link / Tams Meleghy; title: A critical appraisal of Sanderson's Darwinian : conflict approach to human warfare / J.M. G. van der Dennen; title: The rise of modern science and industrial technology : a test case of Sanderson's evolutionary model of human society / C. R. Hallpike; title: Emile Durkheim versus Edward Westermarck : an uneven match / J. P. Roos; title: What is "baby fever?" : contrasting evolutionary explanations of proceptive behavior / Anna Rotkirch; title: Class mobility, environment, and genes : a Darwinian conflict analysis / Frank Salter; title: The two transitions in the evolution of human sociality / W. G. Runciman; title: Human sociality, communication, and media : an evolutionary perspective / Peter M. Hejl; title: Darwinian conflict theory and evolutionary sociology : a reply to critics and fellow travelers / Stephen K. Sanderson.