Sanderson (sociology, UC Riverside) presents a survey of theoretical traditions in contemporary sociology, with each being evaluated in terms of its "scientificity." The text is somewhat polemical aga
This volume examines the nature of modern societies by comparing their basic institutions and patterns of social organization. It addresses how rich democracies became rich and democratic; governments
Sanderson explores the nature of the contemporary world’s 200 societies by comparing and contrasting their basic institutions and patterns of social organization. Major topics include the rich democra
Drawing on evolutionary psychology, sociobiology, and human behavioral ecology, this introduction to human behavior and the organization of social life explores the evolutionary dynamics underlying co
This expanded, updated edition of Revolutions offers a new chapter on terrorism and on social movements, including jihadism. Revolutions and state breakdowns are the primary focus as Sanderson present
In Social Transformations: A General Theory of Historical Development Stephen K. Sanderson develops a general theory of social evolution and uses it to explain the most important evolutionary transfor
Stephen K. Sanderson s latest book recaptures a scientific theoretical sociology, one whose fundamental aim is the formulation of real theories that can be empirically tested. Sanderson reviews the ma
Sanderson (sociology, U. of California at Riverside) presents a review of the sociology of revolutions. He begins by examining the so-called Great Revolutions--the French Revolution of 1789, the Bolsh
