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Biosociology - Bridging the Biology-Sociology Divide (Paperback)
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Biosociology - Bridging the Biology-Sociology Divide (Paperback)
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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 which our behaviour ultimately rests. Walsh argues
that sociology has nothing to fear and a wealth of riches to gain
if it pays attention to the theories, concepts, and methodologies
of the biological sciences. Both study the same phenomena.
Beginning with an examination of the reasons why we need a
biosocial approach, Walsh explores sociology's traditional "taboo"
concepts (reductionism, essentialism, etc.) and how those concepts
are viewed in the natural sciences. Throughout the work, the author
introduces relevant concepts from genetics and the neurosciences,
using examples that will appeal to all sociologists. Later chapters
apply his introductory arguments to traditional substantive
sociological issues such as culture, crime, gender, socialization,
social class, and the family. This book will be essential to all
sociologists, evolutionary biologists, and scholars interested in
the history of this important divide between the fields and where
it currently stands.
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