Sociology in Its Psychological Aspects (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Sociology in Its Psychological Aspects<br><br>This book is an introduction to the psychological theory of society. The time has not yet come to write a system of scientific sociology. But in the meantime it would seem that the science might be advanced by the development of certain of its phases or aspects. This book attempts to deal with the psychological aspects of sociology, often called "social psychology," but, in the opinion of the writer, more accurately named "psychological sociology." Accordingly, the book does not aim to furnish a comprehensive view of sociological theory, but only of that section of it which rests immediately upon psychology. This part of sociological theory, however, is of the most immediate practical importance in developing a sociology which shall serve at once as a basis for the special social sciences and for the construction of sound social policies. Yet the writer is so far from denying the importance of other aspects of sociological theory that he would make the biological side of sociology coordinate with its psychological side. Biological sociology, including, among other matters, the theory of the growth of population through the surplus of births over deaths, of the influence of selective processes upon social development, and of the social effects of variation and heredity, this book takes for granted, though it is as yet far from satisfactorily worked out.<br><br>The position of the writer is, as implied, that sociology is a study of the biological and psychological factors in the social life with reference to certain problems, especially the problems of social organization and social evolution. As such a biology and psychology of the social life, sociology is as much a natural science as the foundation sciences on which it rests.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.