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Book SynopsisRevolution in the Social Sciences centers on integrating knowledge from sociology, psychology, anthropology, history, political science and economics in order to confront increasing worldwide problems that threaten all of us.
Trade ReviewThis challenging book opens up possibilities in dire days. The authors offer ‘realistic optimism’ and roads to ‘personal evolution.’ They weave wide-ranging social science, literary and philosophical writings into a tapestry of human possibilities that connects head (analysis), heart (commitment) and hand (action). Readers will be changed by this book -- S. M. Miller, senior fellow at the Cambridge Institute and professor emeritus at Boston University, was a recent winner of the American Sociological Association's award for the practice of sociology. Co-author of Respect and Rights, he is the author of the forthcoming book The Fourth Way
Table of ContentsPreface Introduction Part I. Strategy: Learning from History Chapter 1: Problems: "A Little Learning is a Dangerous Thing" Chapter 2: Toward Solutions: The Road to Individual Evolution Part II. Tactics: Individual Evolution — "Head," "Heart," and "Hand" Chapter 3: "Head": Perception/Thought, Self-Image, and Worldview Chapter 4: "Heart": Emotions and Values Chapter 5: "Hand": Actions/Interactions, Rituals, and Ways of Life Part III. Tactics: Societal Evolution — Groups, Institutions, and Society Chapter 6: From the Learning Individual toward the Learning Group, Institution, and Society
