The evolution of human sociality : a Darwinian conflict perspective
This text attempts a broad theoretical synthesis within the field of sociology and its closely allied sister discipline of anthropology. It draws together these disciplines' theoretical approaches into a synthesized theory called Darwinian conflict theory.
xi, 393 pages ; 24 cm
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pt. I. Sociological Explanations That Do Not Work
1. Functionalist Explanations
2. Social Constructionist Explanations
3. Structuralist, Poststructuralist, and Postmodernist Explanations
pt. II. Sociological Explanations That Work Better
4. Marxian Conflict Explanations
5. Weberian Conflict Explanations
pt. III. Sociological Explanations That Work Best
6. Exchange and Rational Choice Explanations
7. Cultural Materialist Explanations
8. Sociobiological Explanations
pt. IV. Toward Theoretical Synthesis
9. Darwinian Conflict Theory: A Unified Evolutionary Theory of Human Society
pt. V. Darwinian Conflict Theory: The Weight of the Evidence
10. Reproductive Behavior
11. Human Sexuality
12. Sex and Gender
13. Marriage, Family, and Kinship
14. Economic Behavior and Economic Systems
15. Social Hierarchies
16. Politics and War