Social Darwinism: Linking Evolutionary Thought to Social Theory (Concepts in the Social Sciences) (Paperback)

by Peter Dickens (Author) "The notion of 'social Darwinism' refers to a complex range of ideas..." (more)
Key Phrases: evolved human nature, cognitive elite, natural sort, The Bell Curve, Herbert Spencer, The Descent (more...)

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(Open University Press) Univ. of Cambridge, UK. Examines key ideas and suggests a new way in which evolutionary thought and social theory can be combined. Argues the difficulties and prejudices associated with the field can be avoided by combining historical materialism with aspects of contemporary biology. Softcover, hardcover also available.

• Paperback: 135 pages
• Publisher: Open University Press; 1 edition (August 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0335202187
• ISBN-13: 978-0335202188
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.3 x 0.5 inches
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