Biology without Biologism: Social Theory in a Postgenomic Age

Sociology

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 731-746

  Meloni, Maurizio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

biology; cultural evolution; Developmental Systems Theory; epigenetics; Griffiths and Stotz s biohumanities; modern synthesis; neurosociology; post positivism; postgenomic biology; Runciman

Indexed keywords

EID: 84908690065     PISSN: 00380385     EISSN: 14698684     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0038038513501944     Document Type: Article

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