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Ritual Human Sacrifice promoted and sustained the Evolution of Stratified Societies

Posted on April 6, 2016 by

Evidence for human sacrifice is found throughout the archaeological record of early civilizations, the ethnographic records of indigenous world cultures, and the texts of the most prolific contemporary religions. According to the social control hypothesis, human sacrifice legitimizes political authority … Continue reading →

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The Brain, the Mind, and Societal and Cultural Learning

Posted on March 13, 2016 by

Research reveals that historical episodes of societal and cultural change have always been mediated by out groups which seek direct experience of reality and the personal transformation it entrains. The strictly rationalist model of cultural change used in Futures Research … Continue reading →

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Autopoiesis, Culture, and Society

Posted on March 12, 2016 by

The concept of autopoiesis has long surpassed the realm of biology. It has been used in areas so diverse as sociology, psychotherapy, management, anthropology, organizational culture, and many others. This circumstance transformed it in a very important and useful instrument … Continue reading →

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The Societal Function of Cultural Heritage

Posted on March 12, 2016 by

In Europe, it is debated whether economic development will draw on the ability of places to adapt and react to internal and external shocks using local resources; this ability alludes to the application of the concept of resilience, or the … Continue reading →

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Critical Social Theory – Culture, Society and Critique

Posted on March 11, 2016 by

This book concerns the development of critical theory in the twentieth century. There are a number of issues that need to be discussed to make clear what I mean by theory, and I will explore them in this chapter. The … Continue reading →

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The Self-Organization of the Cultural Subsystem of Modern Society

Posted on February 26, 2016 by

This paper tries to link Self-organization theory and Cultural Studies. Its approach can be described as a dialectical Cultural Materialism that integrates aspects from semiotics and systems theory in order to describe culture as an integrative, dynamic, complex, evolving system. … Continue reading →

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Social and Cultural Dimensions of Market Expansion

Posted on February 24, 2016 by

We have identified three dimensions of market expansion: the growth of  market  oriented production and trade, internal and external market integration and the creation of  virtual markets. These three processes can occur side by side and are connected with social … Continue reading →

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The Anthropology of Childhood

Posted on February 17, 2016 by

How are children raised in different cultures? What is the role of children in society? How are families and communities structured around them? Now available in a revised edition, this book sets out to answer these questions, and argues that … Continue reading →

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Reproduction in Education, Society and Culture

Posted on February 1, 2016 by

The way in which the ruling ideas of a social system are related to structures of class, production and power, and how these are legitimated and perpetuated, is fundamental to the sociological project. In this second edition of this classic … Continue reading →

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