Human societies: an introduction to macrosociology
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| adam_text | CONTENTS IN BRIEF
PREFACE xvii
PART ONE THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS
CHAPTER 1. The Human Situation 3
CHAPTER 2. Human Societies as Sociocultural Systems 23
CHAPTER 3. The Evolution of Human Societies 52
CHAPTER 4. Types of Human Societies 78
PART TWO PREINDUSTRIAL SOCIETIES
CHAPTER 5. Hunting and Gathering Societies 101
CHAPTER 6. Horticultural Societies 135
CHAPTER 7. Agrarian Societies 175
CHAPTER 8. Some Evolutionary Bypaths and a Brief Review 223
PART THREE INDUSTRIAL SOCIETIES AND
INDUSTRIALIZING SOCIETIES
CHAPTER 9. The Industrial Revolution 239
X Contents in Brief
CHAPTER 10. Industrial Societies: Technologies and Economies 272
CHAPTER 11. Industrial Societies: Ideologies and Polities 297
CHAPTER 12. Industrial Societies: Social Stratification 324
CHAPTER 13. Industrial Societies: Population, the Family, and Leisure 344
CHAPTER 14. Industrializing Societies 372
CHAPTER 15. Major Social Experiments of the Twentieth Century: Testing the Limits of the
Possible 407
CHAPTER 16.
Retrospect and Prospect 427
GLOSSARY 457
APPENDIX 465
NOTES 469
PICTURE CREDITS 507
INDEXES 509
CONTENTS
PREFACE xvii
PART ONE THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS
CHAPTER 1. The Human Situation 3
Human Societies: Their Place in Nature 6
Societies as Adaptive Mechanisms /A Definition of Human Societies
Understanding Human Societies: Basic Assumptions 12
Human Societies and the Environment / Human Societies: Their Genetic
Heritage / Culture . A New Mode of Adaptation and a New Kind of Heritage
Human Societies: The Basic Model 20
CHAPTER 2. Human Societies as Sociocultural Systems 23
Human Societies as Systems 23
The Five Basic Components of Human Societies 26
Population / Culture /Material Products / Social Organization / Social
Institutions and Institutional Systems
The World System of Societies 51
CHAPTER 3. The Evolution of Human Societies 52
The Great Paradox 53
Continuity and Change in Individual Societies 55
Social and Cultural Continuity /Social and Cultural Change
Societal Growth and Development 66
Subsistence Technology s Role in Societal Growth and Development / Ideology s
Role in Societal Growth and Development
Change in the World System of Societies 70
Societal Variation and Intersocietal Selection /A Model of the Evolution of the
World System of Societies
Sociocultural Evolution Denned 75
Excursus: A Comparison of Biological and Sociocultural Evolution 75
Xil Contents
CHAPTER 4. Types of Human Societies 78
Classifying Human Societies 78
Societal Types and Environment 81
Societal Types through History 82
Historical Eras
Differences among Types of Societies 85
Size of Societies / Permanence of Settlements / Societal Complexity / Ideology
Societal Types: What They Are and What They Are Not 90
Technological Determinism Rejected
Excursus: A Brief History of Sociology 94
PART TWO PREINDUSTRIAL SOCIETIES
CHAPTER 5. Hunting and Gathering Societies 101
Hunting and Gathering Societies 100,000 B.C. to 8,000 B.C. 102
Hunting and Gathering Societies of the Recent Past 110
Population / Kinsh ip / The Economy /The Polity / Stratification / Religion /
Education / The Arts and Leisure / Trihal Ties: Links between Societies
Hunting and Gathering Societies in Theoretical Perspective 128
Archaeological and Ethnographic Evidence Compared/ A Model of Limited
Development / The Last Hunting and Gathering Societies
Excursus: Our Family Tree 132
CHAPTER 6. Horticultural Societies 135
Causes of the Shift from Hunting and Gathering to Horticulture 135
The Technology of Horticulture 138
Simple Horticultural Societies in Prehistoric Asia and Europe 140
The First Great Social Revolution
Simple Horticultural Societies in the Modern Era 147
Population and Economy / The Continuing Importance of Kinship /
Developments in Polity, Stratification, and Warfare
Advanced Horticultural Societies in Prehistoric Asia and Europe 155
The Shift from Stone to Metals / Social Consequences of Metal Tools and Weapons
Advanced Horticultural Societies in the Modern Era 162
Increased Size and Complexity / Political Development / Horticultural Societies in
Southeast Asia
Horticulture in the New World: Testing Ground for Ecological Evolutionary
Theory 167
Horticultural Societies in Theoretical Perspective 169
Excursus: Race and Societal Development 173
Contents Xlii
CHAPTER 7. Agrarian Societies 175
Simple Agrarian Societies 175
Technology /Religion and the Growth of the Economic Surplus / Population:
Growth in Size of Communities and Societies/ The Polity: Growth of the State /
The Economy: The First Monetary Systems and the Growth of Trade /
Stratification: Increasing Inequality / Slowdown in the Rate of Technological
Innovation
Advanced Agrarian Societies 188
Technology /Population: Continuing Trends / The Economy: Increasing
Differentiation / The Polity: Continuing Development of the State / Religion: The
Emergence of Universal Faiths / Kinship: Declining Importance in Society/
Leisure and the Arts/Stratification: Increasing Complexity
Variations on Agrarian Themes 218
Agrarian Societies in Theoretical Perspective 221
CHAPTER 8. Some Evolutionary Bypaths and a Brief Review 223
Environmentally Specialized Societal Types 223
Fishing Societies /Herding Societies /Maritime Societies
A Brief Review: Sociocultural Evolution to the Eve of the Industrial
Revolution 232
PART THREE INDUSTRIAL SOCIETIES AND
INDUSTRIALIZING SOCIETIES
CHAPTER 9. The Industrial Revolution 239
Causes of the Industrial Revolution 239
The Accumulation of Information in the Agrarian Era / Advances in Water
Transportation and the Conquest of the New World/ The Printing Press and the
Spread of Information /Advances in Agriculture / A Model of the Causes of the
Industrial Revolution
A Brief History of the Industrial Revolution 247
First Phase / Second Phase / Th ird Phase / Fou rth Phase / Neu Energy, Neu •
Machines, New Materials: The Key Innovations
Causes of the Continuing Industrial Revolution 260
Greater Informational Resources and a Larger Population / Changing Attitudes
toward In novation / The Rise of Modern Science / The Th real of War /
Environmental Feedback / The Desire for Ever Higher Standards of Living
Varying Levels of Industrialization in the World System of Societies 264
Consequences of the Industrial Revolution 267
Initial Consequences/Long Run Consequences: An Overview
XIV Contents
CHAPTER 10. Industrial Societies: Technologies and Economies 272
The Technological Foundation of Industrial Societies 273
The Economies of Industrial Societies 276
The Urbanization of Production / Rise in Productivity and in the Standard of
Living /The Shift from Labor intensive to Capital intensive Industries / Changes
in the Labor Force / The Rise of Market Economies /Moves toward Mixed
Economies / Evolution of the Modern Corporation
Increasing Economic Integration of the World System 294
CHAPTER 11. Industrial Societies: Ideologies and Polities 297
Ideologies in Industrial Societies 297
Theistic Religions / New Secular Ideologies
Differences among Industrial Societies 307
The Polities of Industrial Societies 308
The Democratic Trend / Democracy as a Variable / Causes of the Democratic
Trend /Mass Political Parties / Special Interest Groups / The Mass Media /
Political Conflict and Stability / The Growth of Government / Governmental
Bureaucracies: Their Expansion and Transformation
CHAPTER 12. Industrial Societies: Social Stratification 324
Stratification in Industrial Societies 324
Political / Income / Wealth / Occupational /Education / Racial and Ethnic /Age
and Sex
Vertical Mobility 340
Social Inequality: Two Basic Trends 341
CHAPTER 13. Industrial Societies: Population, the Family, and Leisure 344
Population 344
Growth in Size of Societies / Trends in Health and Longevity / Declining
Birthrates and Increasing Immigration / Population Distribution: The Growth of
Urban Populations
The Family 350
Changing Functions of the Family /Causes of Change in the Family/ The
Nuclear Family in Industrial Societies / The Changing Role of Women / The
Changing Role of Youth
Leisure and the Arts 365
Problems and Progress 368
Industrial Societies in Theoretical Perspective 369
Contents XV
CHAPTER 14. Industrializing Societies 372
Types of Industrializing Societies 372
Industrializing Agrarian /Industrializing Horticultural/ Technology and
Productivity
Population Growth and Its Consequences 379
Economics 382
Polities 386
Social Stratification 388
Cleavages and Conflicts 393
Education 396
Ideologies Old and New 397
Kinship 401
The Status of Women 402
Industrial Societies in Theoretical Perspective 402
CHAPTER 15. Major Social Experiments of the Twentieth Century: Testing the Limits of the
Possible 407
Some Successful Experiments 408
A Tragically Flawed Experiment 409
Some Successes and Partial Successes / The Failures / Summing Up
Lessons to be Learned 423
CHAPTER 16. Retrospect and Prospect 427
Looking Back 427
The Divergent Path / The Question of Progress
Looking Ahead 435
Population /Natural Resources and the Biophysical Environment/ Technology /
Ideology / Polity / Economy / The World System / The Higher Goals
GLOSSARY 457
APPENDIX 465
NOTES 469
PICTURE CREDITS 507
INEXES
Name Index 509
Subject Index 510
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