The First Institutional Spheres in Human Societies - Couverture rigide

Abrutyn, Seth; Turner, Jonathan

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 103212413X ISBN 13 : 9781032124131

Editeur : Routledge, 2022

Synopsis

This book expands a foundational definition of the institution, one which locates them as the basic building blocks of human societies - as structural and cultural machines for survival that make it possible to pass precious knowledge from one generation to the next, ensuring the survival of our species.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Seth Abrutyn is Associate Professor in the Sociology Department at the University of British Columbia. His research straddles two primary streams: the evolution of human institutions, like religion or polity, and the role place and place-based culture play in shaping adolescent mental health and suicide. His work has won several national awards, and can be found in outlets like American Sociological Review, Sociological Theory, and American Journal of Public Health.

Jonathan H. Turner was named the 38th University Professor in the history of the University of California system. He is primarily a general sociological theorist. He has authored or coauthored 43 books, and edited 9 additional books. This book on The First Human Institutions is his fourth book on this topic human institutions, focusing on the origin of human institutional systems and their evolution to the structural and culture base necessary for modernity.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Routledge
• Date d'édition: 2022
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 103212413X
• ISBN 13: 9781032124131
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 482
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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