Sociology: A Biosocial Introduction

by Hopcroft,Rosemary L.

• ISBN13: 9781594518010
• ISBN10: 1594518017
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2010-02-28
• Publisher: Routledge
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Summary

In an era of human genome research, environmental challenges, new reproductive technologies, and more, students can benefit from an introductory sociology text that is a biologically informed. This innovative text integrates mainstream sociological research in all areas of sociology with a scientifically-informed model of an evolved, biological human actor. The goal for students is to help them understand that all social phenomena are a product of the interaction of the nature of individuals with the social context and group-level phenomena. This better enables students to understand their emotional, social, and institutional worlds. The text also illustrates how biological understanding naturally enhances the sociological approach and how this inclusion can be done effortlessly, with little change to sociological theories and the traditional sociological foci on the importance of group dynamics, roles, norms, and culture. Tables, Figures, Photos, and the author's concise and remarkably lively writing style make this a truly enjoyable book to reach and teach.