Jonathan H. Turner, 38th University Professor, University of California, Distinguished Professor of the Graduate Division and Alexandra Maryanski, Research Professor of the Graduate Division, University of California, Riverside, US

• Contents:Preface ix1 On the origins of evolutionary analysis in biology andsociology 2 Going back in time: the power of cladistic analysis 3 Comparative neuro-anatomy: evolution of the brain fromhominin to human4 Decline and revival of evolutionary analysis in the socialsciences5 Human behavioral complexes: the biology and sociology ofevolved humans6 The emergence of the socio-cultural universe: disentanglinglevels of reality7 Fundamental differences between socio-cultural andbiological evolutionBibliographyIndex

‘This is Alexandra Maryanski’s and Jonathan H. Turner’s best effort yet in their long quest to try to help save biophobic sociologists from themselves. Darwin predicted that evolutionary thinking would “throw much light” on humanity’s origin and history. Turner and Maryanski show exactly where, and how, to throw that light.’

Jonathan H. Turner, 38th University Professor, University of California, Distinguished Professor of the Graduate Division and Alexandra Maryanski, Research Professor of the Graduate Division, University of California, Riverside, US

• Contents:Preface ix1 On the origins of evolutionary analysis in biology andsociology 2 Going back in time: the power of cladistic analysis 3 Comparative neuro-anatomy: evolution of the brain fromhominin to human4 Decline and revival of evolutionary analysis in the socialsciences5 Human behavioral complexes: the biology and sociology ofevolved humans6 The emergence of the socio-cultural universe: disentanglinglevels of reality7 Fundamental differences between socio-cultural andbiological evolutionBibliographyIndex

‘This is Alexandra Maryanski’s and Jonathan H. Turner’s best effort yet in their long quest to try to help save biophobic sociologists from themselves. Darwin predicted that evolutionary thinking would “throw much light” on humanity’s origin and history. Turner and Maryanski show exactly where, and how, to throw that light.’

Jonathan H. Turner, 38th University Professor, University of California, Distinguished Professor of the Graduate Division and Alexandra Maryanski, Research Professor of the Graduate Division, University of California, Riverside, US

• Contents:Preface ix1 On the origins of evolutionary analysis in biology andsociology 2 Going back in time: the power of cladistic analysis 3 Comparative neuro-anatomy: evolution of the brain fromhominin to human4 Decline and revival of evolutionary analysis in the socialsciences5 Human behavioral complexes: the biology and sociology ofevolved humans6 The emergence of the socio-cultural universe: disentanglinglevels of reality7 Fundamental differences between socio-cultural andbiological evolutionBibliographyIndex

‘This is Alexandra Maryanski’s and Jonathan H. Turner’s best effort yet in their long quest to try to help save biophobic sociologists from themselves. Darwin predicted that evolutionary thinking would “throw much light” on humanity’s origin and history. Turner and Maryanski show exactly where, and how, to throw that light.’