Human Nature and the Social Order: The Interplay of Man’s Behaviors, Character and Personal Traits with His Society

by Charles Horton Cooley

Charles Horton Cooley's account of human beings, their behavior, and how they organize themselves has been praised for its originality, and remains an underappreciated and much-cited classic of sociology. Human Nature and the Social Order is a logically composed book which straddles and to a degree transcends the boundaries between philosophy, psychology and sociology. Cooley wished to clarify the behavior of human beings, how they come to interact and socialize with one another, and how they arrive at a definition of themselves that is in harmony with their own well-being and that of others. Later in the book, Cooley discusses qualities which have been promoted or felt as necessary for humans in civilized society. Good, conscientious and beneficent leadership, the possession of a moral compass and conscience, and the excellent values of freedom receive their own discussions with positive and negative elements comprising the well-rounded analyses.

Genres: Sociology, Psychology, Philosophy, Social Science, Nonfiction

186 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1983

Reviews

[Jakov · Rating 3 out of 5]

okej je knjiga... objašnjava prirodu čovjeka i iznosi zaključak o tome kako su primarne društvene grupe temelj društva po sebi (doduše navodi ekstremno rasistične primjere za svoju tezu... L za Cooleya)

[Sarah · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fascinating thoughts on the degree to which human minds don't really exist as separate silos but rather interpenetrate each other and rely on each other for their own existence. Enjoyable to the extent to which you can ignore the fact that he thinks adult white males are the only beings with full minds (pub. 1902).

[さやか むらさと · Rating 5 out of 5]

Cooley know his stuff. I stumbled upon him by accident in college, thanks to some really nice exchange professor - I wish I could have read it much earlier.

[Melissa]

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