In search of human nature : the decline and revival of Darwinism in American social thought /

Exploring the changes in scientific thought over the last 100 years, Degler's 'In Search of Human Nature' provides a detailed perspective on the reasons behind the shifting emphasis in social thought from biology, to culture, and again to biology.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Degler, Carl N.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Oxford University Press, 1991.
Temas:
Social Darwinism > United States > History.
Sociobiology > History.
Evolution (Biology)
Social evolution.
Behavior genetics.
Natural selection.
Eugenics > History.
Human-animal relationships.
Sociobiology > history
Biological Evolution
Cultural Evolution
Eugenics > history
Genetics, Behavioral
History, 19th Century
History, 20th Century
Selection, Genetic
Darwinisme social > États-Unis > Histoire.
Sociobiologie > Histoire.
Eugénisme > Histoire.
Relations homme-animal.
Évolution (Biologie)
Évolution sociale.
Génétique du comportement.
Médecine > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Médecine > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Sélection naturelle.
evolution.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Essays.
Social evolution
Natural selection
Human-animal relationships
Eugenics
Behavior genetics
Social Darwinism
Sociobiology
United States
Humans > Social behaviour > Evolution
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Invoking the Darwinian imperative
  • Beyond the Darwinian imperative
  • Laying the foundation
  • In the wake of Boas
  • Does sex tell us anything?
  • Decoupling behavior from nature
  • Decoupling intelligence from race
  • Why did culture triumph?
  • Biology redivivus
  • The case of the origin of the incest taboo
  • The uses of biology
  • Biology and the nature of females
  • The uses and misuses of evolutionary theory in social science.

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