Excerpt from The Factors of Social Evolution
The work which is here offered to the public is a discussion of one of the major problems of sociology. It represents an attempt at what has lately been called scientific synthesis. The materials and the considerations which it brings to gether extend far beyond the limits of any special discipline, as well as beyond the limits of any man's expert competence. It is not necessary to confess the hazards, or to insist upon the importance, of studies of this character. Ours is an age of specialists, and we are severe upon the errors of' one who lets his speculations range outside his proper field. But there are dangers also in the narrower view of things; and in the broader View there is always the possibility that an ob servation in one direction may compensate for confused per ception in another, and reason to hope that the larger contours may stand out with a new clearness.
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Paperback. Zustand: New. Print on Demand. This book proposes a unified approach to a fundamental sociological problem: how societies evolve. The author argues that social evolution results not from a single factor but from a complex web of interacting factors, including the geographical and racial backgrounds of a people, economic material conditions, intertribal contact, the utilization of tools and external sources of power, the development of thought, cooperation and the division of labor, the improvement of communication, social organisation, and much more. The author draws from a wide range of examples, from both primitive and advanced cultures, to illustrate how changes in one facet of society can lead to cascading effects throughout its entire structure. Through these examples, the author deftly demonstrates that social change is often more than the sum of its parts. Social Evolution offers a comprehensive analysis of one of society's most enduring questions. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9780282117993_0
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