04030nam 22010213u 450 991046572860332120211005064030.01-4237-3775-X1-60129-897-80-19-972901-81-280-52634-3(CKB)2560000000294291(EBL)3051870(OCoLC)922952303(SSID)ssj0000177765(PQKBManifestationID)11156964(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000177765(PQKBWorkID)10218268(PQKB)11292441(StDuBDS)EDZ0000024476(MiAaPQ)EBC3051870(MiAaPQ)EBC241253(Au-PeEL)EBL241253(OCoLC)181839215(EXLCZ)99256000000029429120160502d1992|||| u|| |engur|n|---|||||txtccrIn Search of Human Nature[electronic resource] The Decline and Revival of Darwinism in American Social ThoughtNew York ;Oxford Oxford University Press19911 online resource (413 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-19-507707-5 0-19-985399-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.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; ABC; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; YExploring the changes in scientific thought over the last 100 years, Degler's 'In Search of Human Nature' provides a detailed perspective on the reasons behind the shifting emphasis in social thought from biology, to culture, and again to biology.Electronic books. -- localSocial Darwinism -- United States -- HistorySociobiology -- HistorySocial DarwinismHistoryUnited StatesSociobiologyHistoryEugenicsHistoryHuman-animal relationshipsSociobiologyhistoryBiological EvolutionCultural EvolutionEugenicshistoryGenetics, BehavioralHistory, 19th CenturyHistory, 20th CenturySelection, GeneticSocial ChangeHILCCSociology & Social HistoryHILCCSocial SciencesHILCCUnited StatesElectronic books.Electronic books. -- local.Social Darwinism -- United States -- History.Sociobiology -- History.Social DarwinismHistorySociobiologyHistoryEugenicsHistoryHuman-animal relationshipsSociobiologyhistory.Biological Evolution.Cultural Evolution.Eugenicshistory.Genetics, Behavioral.History, 19th CenturyHistory, 20th CenturySelection, Genetic.Social ChangeSociology & Social HistorySocial Sciences304.5Degler Carl N247964AU-PeELAU-PeELAU-PeELBOOK9910465728603321In Search of Human Nature2445478UNINA