The First Institutional Spheres in Human Societies: Evolution and Adaptations from Foraging to the Threshold of Modernity

by Seth Abrutyn, Jonathan H Turner, Jonathan Turner

Book Overview

Few concepts are as central to sociology as institutions. Yet, like so many sociological concepts, institutions remain vaguely defined. This book expands a foundational definition of the institution, one which locates them as the basic building blocks of human societies-as structural and cultural machines for survival that make it possible to pass precious knowledge from one generation to the next, ensuring the survival of our species. The book...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1032124083
• ISBN13: 9781032124087
• Release Date: March 2022
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 472 Pages
• Weight: 1.41 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"