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Biosociology of Dominance and Deference

Allan Mazur

Biology_perhaps the most exciting science of the last half-century_is reaching into scholarly disciplines throughout academia, yet sociology has barely entertained it. The reasons for hesitation are clear enough. Sociobiology and ethology have been unappealing to sociologists because they explain human behavior the same way they explain the behavior of social insects, fish, and birds; often evoking images of sexism and Social Darwinism, both anathemas to modern sociologists. Nonetheless, sociologists do show growing interest in biology and what it can contribute to their discipline. In this short, engaging volume Allan Mazur develops new and sociologically sophisticated concepts to bring these fields together. His book is about the social biology of face-to-face dominance interactions and it explores the evolution of behavior through connections among biology, language, culture, and socialization. Topics include comparative primate behavior, physiological and brain mechanisms underlying status processes, and the relevance of the body surface (face, physique, gestures) to status allocation. The book is meant to be a self-contained exploration_sociologists would require no prior knowledge of biology; biologists would require no prior knowledge of sociology_and a fun, informative supplement for courses throughout sociology and the social sciences.
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Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pages: 184 • Trim: 6 x 9
978-0-7425-3693-7 • Paperback • August 2005 • $40.00 • (£30.00)
978-0-7425-6860-0 • eBook • August 2005 • $38.00 • (£30.00)
Subjects: Social Science / General
Allan Mazur is a sociologist and an engineer, and has been professor of public affairs at the Maxwell School of Syracuse University since 1979.
Chapter 1 Fish...
Chapter 2 ...and People
Chapter 3 Evolution
Chapter 4 Soft Parts and Behavior
Chapter 5 Primates
Chapter 6 Signs of Status
Chapter 7 Testosterone and Cortisol
Chapter 8 Allocating Status
Chapter 9 Conversation
Chapter 10 Violence
Chapter 11 Take a Chimp, Add Language, Melt the Glaciers...

Biosociology of Dominance and Deference

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Paperback
eBook
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  • Biology_perhaps the most exciting science of the last half-century_is reaching into scholarly disciplines throughout academia, yet sociology has barely entertained it. The reasons for hesitation are clear enough. Sociobiology and ethology have been unappealing to sociologists because they explain human behavior the same way they explain the behavior of social insects, fish, and birds; often evoking images of sexism and Social Darwinism, both anathemas to modern sociologists. Nonetheless, sociologists do show growing interest in biology and what it can contribute to their discipline. In this short, engaging volume Allan Mazur develops new and sociologically sophisticated concepts to bring these fields together. His book is about the social biology of face-to-face dominance interactions and it explores the evolution of behavior through connections among biology, language, culture, and socialization. Topics include comparative primate behavior, physiological and brain mechanisms underlying status processes, and the relevance of the body surface (face, physique, gestures) to status allocation. The book is meant to be a self-contained exploration_sociologists would require no prior knowledge of biology; biologists would require no prior knowledge of sociology_and a fun, informative supplement for courses throughout sociology and the social sciences.
Details
Details
  • Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
    Pages: 184 • Trim: 6 x 9
    978-0-7425-3693-7 • Paperback • August 2005 • $40.00 • (£30.00)
    978-0-7425-6860-0 • eBook • August 2005 • $38.00 • (£30.00)
    Subjects: Social Science / General
Author
Author
  • Allan Mazur is a sociologist and an engineer, and has been professor of public affairs at the Maxwell School of Syracuse University since 1979.
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
  • Chapter 1 Fish...
    Chapter 2 ...and People
    Chapter 3 Evolution
    Chapter 4 Soft Parts and Behavior
    Chapter 5 Primates
    Chapter 6 Signs of Status
    Chapter 7 Testosterone and Cortisol
    Chapter 8 Allocating Status
    Chapter 9 Conversation
    Chapter 10 Violence
    Chapter 11 Take a Chimp, Add Language, Melt the Glaciers...

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