Debugging the Link between Social Theory and Social Insects /

During the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, natural and social scientists began comparing certain insects to human social organization. Entomologists theorized that social insects--such as ants, bees, wasps, and termites--organize themselves into highly specialized, hierarchical divisions o...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Rodgers, Diane M., 1959-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, 2008.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Sociology.
Social structure.
Interpersonal relations.
Insect societies.
Entomology.
PSYCHOLOGY > General.
entomology.
sociology.
social structure.
Entomologie.
Sociologie.
Societes d'insectes.
Structure sociale.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Insect sociality and why it matters for human sociality
  • The need for a critical approach
  • A bee or not a bee : historical and cross-cultural interpretations
  • Entomologists and sociologists : common ground
  • Despite the differences : insect sociality and comparative method
  • Naturalizing hierarchical sociality through discourse
  • Alternative visions of insect and (human) sociality.

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