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'SMALL' IS SOMETHING OF A MISNOMER FOR A CIVIL WAR THAT HAS TAKEN 150,000 LIVES AND LEFT ALGERIA A DEEPLY DIVIDED COUNTRY

What is the significance of Structuralism for social science? How original is Lévi-Strauss'' contribution to social theory? Is he Marxist? Though Structuralism, and its leading representative Lévi-Strauss, are central to sociology, anthropology and psychology, the complexity of his work and the obscurity of his commentators have often proved a barrier to understanding. Now for the first time, Dr Badcock provides a jargon-free assessment of Lévi-Strauss'' place in the tradition of French sociological thought - particularly to predecessors such as Comte, Durkheim and Mauss - discusses his relati

JOURNALIST TAYSSIR ALLOUNI MIXED WITH SOME UNSAVOURY FOLK ON HIS WAY TO GETTING ONE OF THE GREAT NEWS SCOOPS OF THE DECADE. IT COST HIM DEAR

The connection between altruistic behavior & freedom in human beings is examined. An overview of relevant literature on the relationship between altruism & natural selection reveals that group-selection accounts of altruism are extremely vulnerable to theories positing the introduction of "selfish individuals" into altruistic populations. W. D. Hamilton's (1964) alternative explanation of altruism emphasizing selection on the individual gene level is applauded. An analysis of the parent-offspring relationship indicates that parents require twice the amount of altruism than offspring; consequently, the conflict between parents & offspring is delineated as inevitable & firmly embedded in evolution. It is concluded that individuals maintain freedom under the gene-level approach to human behavior, & socialization theory has actually robbed individuals of freedom. 3 Figures, 5 References. J. W. Parker