Biosocial Evolutionary Analysis

Reconciling Biology, Psychology and Sociology

Jonathan H. Turner, Distinguished Professor, University of California, Riverside and Research Professor, University of California, Santa Barbara and Alexandra Maryanski, Emeritus Professor, University of California, Riverside, US

This authoritative book proposes a methodological and theoretical strategy for developing sociological explanations of the socio-cultural universe. Jonathan H. Turner and Alexandra Maryanski discuss the problems that persist in explaining the socio-cultural universe using only biological and psychological approaches and outline new strategies for understanding the evolution of human beings and their biological nature.

‘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.’
– Richard S. Machalek, University of Wyoming, US