A Sociology of Humankind: How We Are Formed by Culture, Cooperation, and Conflict (Routledge Advances in Sociology)

Cover
Endrosements Page
Half Title
Series Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Table of Contents
List of Figures
Acknowledgments
1 Introduction
	1.1 Cultural Dynamics
	1.2 Goals and Means
		1.2.1 Patterns, Principles, and Models
	1.3 Cultural Evolution: A Reprise
		1.3.1 Combination
		1.3.2 Selection
		1.3.3 Environment
2 Forager Societies
	2.1 Dispersion
	2.2 Networks
	2.3 Practices and Culture
3 Cooperation
	3.1 Shared Intentionality
	3.2 Collective Action
	3.3 The Evolution of Cooperation
	3.4 Cooperation with Strangers
	3.5 Dyadic Cooperation
	3.6 Thick Reputations
4 Agricultural Societies
	4.1 Consequences of Agriculture
	4.2 Social Inequality
	4.3 Moralistic Religions
	4.4 America and Africa
	4.5 Cooperation Revisited
	4.6 Cultural Evolution and Complexity
	4.7 Environment, Culture, and Genes
5 Conflict
	5.1 Patterns and Principles
		5.1.1 Constraint
		5.1.2 Collective Conflict
		5.1.3 Conflicts Between Three or More Factions
	5.2 Wars and Institutions
	5.3 Protests and Revolts
6 Imperialism and Industrialization
	6.1 Europe\'s Conquests
	6.2 Warfare and Bureaucracy
	6.3 Nationalism
	6.4 Industrial Revolution
	6.5 Organizations
	6.6 Industrial Society and its Tensions
	6.7 Imperialism and Nationalism
	6.8 The Whole World at War
	6.9 Consequences of the World Wars
	6.10 Innovation by Teams
	6.11 Globalization and Rising Inequality
	6.12 Protests, Revolts, and Wars Revisited
	6.13 Environmental Degradation and New Pandemics
7 Digital Society
	7.1 (Self)Deception and Radicalization
	7.2 Polarization and Democracy
8 Models
	8.1 Social Influence and Cohesion
		8.1.1 Influence
		8.1.2 Polarization
		8.1.3 Social Cohesion
		8.1.4 Power Centrality
		8.1.5 Power in Inter-Polity Dynamics
	8.2 Cooperation for Public Goods
		8.2.1 Social Balance
	8.3 Cultural Evolution
		8.3.1 Combination
		8.3.2 Selection
		8.3.3 Environment
		8.3.4 Generalizations
	8.4 Appendix
9 Conclusions
Glossary
Bibliography
Index