304 Pages
by
Routledge
306 Pages
by
Routledge
306 Pages
by
Routledge
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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... Read more
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
References
Index
Biography
Anthony Walsh
