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Author Degler, Carl N.

Title In search of human nature : the decline and revival of Darwinism in American social thought / Carl N. Degler.

Publication Info. New York : Oxford University Press, 1991.
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 Glastonbury, Welles-Turner Memorial Library - Adult Department  304.5 DEG    DUE 03-17-03 Assumed Lost
 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  304.5 D318I    Check Shelf
Description x, 400 pages ; 24 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 351-383) and index.
Contents pt.1. Biology acknowledged: Invoking the Darwinian imperative -- Beyond the Darwinian imperative -- pt.2. The sovereignty of culture: Laying the foundation -- In the wake of Boas -- Does sex tell us anything? -- Decoupling behavior from nature -- Decoupling intelligence from race -- Why did culture triumph? -- pt.3. Remembering Darwin: Biology redivivus -- The case of the origin of the incest taboo -- The uses of biology -- Biology and the nature of females -- The uses and misuses of evolutionary theory in social science -- Epilogue: Beyond social science.
Subject Social Darwinism -- United States -- History.
Sociobiology -- History.
Eugenics -- History.
Human-animal relationships.
Indexed Term Humans Social behaviour Evolution
Subject Sociobiology -- history -- United States.
Cultural Evolution -- United States.
Eugenics -- history -- United States.
Evolution -- United States.
Genetics, Behavioral -- United States.
History, 19th Century -- United States.
History, 20th Century -- United States.
Selection, Genetic -- United States.
ISBN 0195063805 (acid-free paper)
9780195063806 (acid-free paper)
0195077075
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