Citation
Udry, J. Richard (1994). Review of Alexandra Maryanski and Jonathan H. Turner, The Social Cage: Human Nature and the Evolution of Society.
American Journal of Sociology, 99(4), 1114-1116.
Abstract
This book is about the fit between human nature and the structure of society. By human nature the authors mean the biologically based behavioral predispositions that are a product of our evolutionary history. How shall we discover human nature/ My naive approach has always been to look for universal characteristics across human societies. Those characteristics that are ubiquitous, surviving, and reappearing in every society, however diverse the ecological niches, however simple or complex the society, are candidates for human nature.
URL
http://dx.doi.org/10.1086/230389Reference Type
Journal Article
Year Published
1994
Journal Title
American Journal of Sociology
Author(s)
Udry, J. Richard
Article Type
Review
