Stephen K. Sanderson s latest book recaptures a scientific theoretical sociology, one whose fundamental aim is the formulation of real theories that can be empirically tested.
This volume develops a general theory of social evolution and uses it to explain important evolutionary transformations in human... Læs mere
Evolutionism and Its Critics is a critical history of evolutionary theories in the social sciences and a defense of them against their many critics
Sanderson explores the nature of the contemporary world’s 200 societies by comparing and contrasting their basic institutions and patterns of social organization
If evolution has changed humans physically, has it also affected human behavior? Drawing on evolutionary psychology, sociobiology, and human behavioral ecology, Human Nature and the Evolution of Society explores the evolutionary dynamics underlying social life.
Features a chapter on terrorism and on social movements, including jihadism. This book focuses on revolutions and state breakdowns,... Læs mere