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Social evolution
pp. 503-526
Abstract
Evolutionary thinking was prominent during the classical period of sociological theory, but it became increasingly rare as the twentieth century progressed. By the 1960s, stage models of evolutionary thought reappeared, and the onset of the second Darwinian revolution in the mid-1970s marked a resurgence of evolutionary thinking. Currently, a new evolutionary sociology is emerging, and it focuses on sociocultural evolution, the adapted mind, the evolution of the social brain, and cross-species analysis.
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Abrutyn Seth (2016) Handbook of contemporary sociological theory. Dordrecht, Springer.
Pages: 503-526
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-32250-6_24
Full citation:
Machalek Richard, Martin Michael W. (2016) „Social evolution“, In: S. Abrutyn (ed.), Handbook of contemporary sociological theory, Dordrecht, Springer, 503–526.