In search of human nature : the decline and revival of Darwinism in American social thought /

In search of human nature : the decline and revival of Darwinism in American social thought /

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Author / Creator:Degler, Carl N.
Imprint:New York : Oxford University Press, 1991.
Description:x, 400 p. ; 24 cm.
Language:English
Subject:
Social Darwinism -- United States -- History.
Sociobiology -- History.
Eugenics.
Human-animal relationships.
Social Darwinism.
Sociobiology.
United States.
History.
Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1121241
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ISBN:0195063805 (acid-free paper)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of Contents:
  • I.. Biology Acknowledged
  • 1.. Invoking the Darwinian Imperative
  • 2.. Beyond the Darwinian Imperative
  • II.. The Sovereignty of Culture
  • 3.. Laying the Foundation
  • 4.. In the Wake of Boas
  • 5.. Does Sex Tell Us Anything?
  • 6.. Decoupling Behavior from Nature
  • 7.. Decoupling Intelligence from Race
  • 8.. Why Did Culture Triumph?
  • III.. Remembering Darwin
  • 9.. Biology Redivivus
  • 10.. The Case of the Origin of the Incest Taboo
  • 11.. The Uses of Biology
  • 12.. Biology and the Nature of Females
  • 13.. The Uses and Misuses of Evolutionary Theory in Social Science
  • Epilogue: Beyond Social Science
  • Notes
  • Index

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