Contents

• List of Figures
• Introduction: Malthus’s and Darwin’s Precursor Theories
• Durkheim’s Core Sociological Theory: Sociocultural Self-Maintenance
• Marx’s Supplementary Theory: The Individual Human’s Physical (and Psychical) Behaviors
• Weber’s Supplementary Theory: The Individual Human’s Psychical (and Physical) Behaviors
• The Supplemental Theories of Ibn Khaldûn and Others: Geography and Technology
• Summary and Conclusion
• Appendix: Three Disagreements about Durkheim’s Theory
• Notes
• References
• More Detailed Table of Contents
• Name Index