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Neurosociology
David D. Franks
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Description for Neurosociology
Hardcover. The goal of this ground-breaking volume is to show how neuroscience research is relevant to sociologists and social psychologists as well as examining those areas of neuroscience that can refine and broaden sociological theory. Num Pages: 216 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 162 x 20. Weight in Grams: 544.
As a career sociologist I ?rst became interested in neurosociology around 1987 when a graduate student lent me Michael Gazzaniga’s The Social Brain. Ifthe biological human brain was really social, I thought sociologists and their students should be the ?rst, not the last, to know. As I read on I found little of the clumsy reductionism of the earlier biosociologists whom I had learned to see as the arch- emy of our ?eld. Clearly, reductionism does exist among many neuroscientists. But I also found some things that were very social and quite relevant for sociology. After reading Descarte’s Error by ... Read more
As a career sociologist I ?rst became interested in neurosociology around 1987 when a graduate student lent me Michael Gazzaniga’s The Social Brain. Ifthe biological human brain was really social, I thought sociologists and their students should be the ?rst, not the last, to know. As I read on I found little of the clumsy reductionism of the earlier biosociologists whom I had learned to see as the arch- emy of our ?eld. Clearly, reductionism does exist among many neuroscientists. But I also found some things that were very social and quite relevant for sociology. After reading Descarte’s Error by ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
Number of Pages
216
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781441955302
SKU
V9781441955302
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Reviews for Neurosociology
From the reviews: “The intent of this book is to break down ‘the walls between sociology and neuroscience to the benefit of both’ … . clearly intended for sociological social psychologists. … How successful was this book in achieving the relevant depth and comprehensiveness of the issue raised above? Very successful in both respects. … this book clearly identifies ... Read more