Evolution Of Social System (Hardcover)

In this book, J.P.Scott combines genetic theories of evolution, systems theory, and theories of behavioural evolution to explain the evolution of social behaviour and organization. He proposes that caregiving has evolved from self care, to care of fertilized eggs, to developing embryos, to hatchings. Care may then be extended to adult offspring, collateral relatives and to unrelated others.;Humans, Scott shows, are unique in the degree to which caregiving behaviour is extendable to non-related humans, other animals as pets, and even to plants. He concludes that social organization is based on caregiving as well as processes such as unconscious physiological co-operation, site attachment, sexual behaviour, defensive behaviour, competition and conflict. Competition is thus not the sole mode of evolution. This view challenges some of the conventional sociobiological theories of the evolution of altruism. The book's broad interdisciplinary scope and social relevance has significant import for the general reader as well as for researchers and students in evolution, animal behaviour, ecology, psychobiology, and the human sciences of anthropology, political science, and sociology.

General

Imprint:	Gordon & Breach Science Publishers Ltd
Country of origin:	Netherlands
Release date:	1989
First published:	1989
Dimensions:	241 x 165mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	363
ISBN-13:	978-2-88124-317-2
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > General Books > Social sciences > Psychology > Philosophy & theory of psychology > Behavioural theory (Behaviourism) Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Life sciences: general issues > Evolution Promotions
LSN:	2-88124-317-7
Barcode:	9782881243172

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