#268 Stephen Sanderson: Gender Roles, Marriage, And Parenthood Across Societies
RECORDED ON OCTOBER 2nd, 2019.
Dr. Stephen K. Sanderson is an American sociologist. He was a professor of sociology at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Since 2007 he has been a visiting scholar at the Institute for Research on World-Systems at the University of California, Riverside. His areas of focus include comparative sociology, historical sociology, sociological theory and sociocultural evolution. He is a specialist in sociological theory and comparative and historical sociology and is one of the leading sociologists to develop a Darwinian understanding of human society. He has written or edited ten books, including “The Evolution of Human Sociality: A Darwinian Conflict Perspective”, “Evolutionism and Its Critics”, “Human Nature and the Evolution of Society”, and “Religious Evolution and the Axial Age”.
You can find my first episode with Dr. Stephen Sanderson (Sociology, Darwinian Conflict Theory, And Religion) here: https://youtu.be/EWFtlnK8Kik
In this episode, we go through some of the most foundational aspects of our human societies. We talk about psychological differences between men and women, and gender roles; marriage systems, and polygamy and monogamy; romantic love; parenthood, parental investment, and differential investment in sons or daughters; and also what is behind fertility rates, with focus on infant mortality and female empowerment.
Time Links:
Sex, gender, and gender roles
Issues with social constructionist theories of gender
Marriage systems (polygamy, monogamy)
Romantic love
Parenthood, and differential investment in sons or daughters across societies
Fertility rates, infant mortality, and female empowerment
Sex distributions by occupation in modern societies
Follow Dr. Sanderson’s work:
Personal website: https://bit.ly/2H0NLie
Some articles on Researchgate: https://bit.ly/2vI0NvN
Amazon page: https://amzn.to/2VTsQXI
Relevant books:
Evolutionism and Its Critics: https://amzn.to/2DS94So
The Evolution of Human Sociality: https://amzn.to/2H2wUeU
Human Nature and the Evolution of Society: https://amzn.to/2DQtXNK