A sociology of humankind : how we are formed by culture, cooperation, and conflict / Jeroen Bruggeman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bruggeman, Jeroen, author.

Contributor:

Taylor & Francis eBooks

Rosengarten Family Fund.

Series:

Routledge advances in sociology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sociology.

Social evolution.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ix, 228 pages): illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2024.

Biography/History:

Jeroen Bruggeman is Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands, and the author of Social Networks: An Introduction.

Contents:

Cover

Endrosements Page

Half Title

Series Page

Title Page

Copyright Page

Table of Contents

List of Figures

Acknowledgments

1 Introduction

1.1 Cultural Dynamics

1.2 Goals and Means

1.2.1 Patterns, Principles, and Models

1.3 Cultural Evolution: A Reprise

1.3.1 Combination

1.3.2 Selection

1.3.3 Environment

2 Forager Societies

2.1 Dispersion

2.2 Networks

2.3 Practices and Culture

3 Cooperation

3.1 Shared Intentionality

3.2 Collective Action

3.3 The Evolution of Cooperation

3.4 Cooperation with Strangers

3.5 Dyadic Cooperation

3.6 Thick Reputations

4 Agricultural Societies

4.1 Consequences of Agriculture

4.2 Social Inequality

4.3 Moralistic Religions

4.4 America and Africa

4.5 Cooperation Revisited

4.6 Cultural Evolution and Complexity

4.7 Environment, Culture, and Genes

5 Conflict

5.1 Patterns and Principles

5.1.1 Constraint

5.1.2 Collective Conflict

5.1.3 Conflicts Between Three or More Factions

5.2 Wars and Institutions

5.3 Protests and Revolts

6 Imperialism and Industrialization

6.1 Europe's Conquests

6.2 Warfare and Bureaucracy

6.3 Nationalism

6.4 Industrial Revolution

6.5 Organizations

6.6 Industrial Society and its Tensions

6.7 Imperialism and Nationalism

6.8 The Whole World at War

6.9 Consequences of the World Wars

6.10 Innovation by Teams

6.11 Globalization and Rising Inequality

6.12 Protests, Revolts, and Wars Revisited

6.13 Environmental Degradation and New Pandemics

7 Digital Society

7.1 (Self)Deception and Radicalization

7.2 Polarization and Democracy

8 Models

8.1 Social Influence and Cohesion

8.1.1 Influence

8.1.2 Polarization

8.1.3 Social Cohesion

8.1.4 Power Centrality

8.1.5 Power in Inter-Polity Dynamics

8.2 Cooperation for Public Goods

8.2.1 Social Balance

8.3 Cultural Evolution

8.3.1 Combination

8.3.2 Selection

8.3.3 Environment

8.3.4 Generalizations

8.4 Appendix

9 Conclusions

Glossary

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. London Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on April 02, 2024).

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.

Other Format:

Print version:

ISBN:

9781003857013

1003857019

9781003460831

1003460836

9781003857037

1003857035

Publisher Number:

40032284571

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