Approaching Socialism
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9201759 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Harry Magdoff (corresponding author), Fred Magdoff |
| Year | 2005 |
| Volume | 57 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 19 |
| Publication date | 2005-07-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Monthly Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0027-0520 • E-ISSN: 0027-0520 |
| Publisher | Monthly Review Foundation (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.14452/mr-057-03-2005-07_2 |
| OpenAlex | W4238525154 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
Among the arguments against socialism is that it goes against human nature. "You can't change human nature" is the frequently heard refrain. That may be true of basic human instincts such as the urge to obtain food to eat, reproduce, seek shelter, make and wear protective clothing. However, what has usually been referred to as "human nature" has changed a great deal during the long history of humankind. As social systems changed, many habits and behavioral traits also changed as people adapted to new social structures. Anatomically modern humans emerged some 150,000 to 200,000 years ago. Over the tens of thousands of years since, many different kinds of social organizations and societies have developed. Initially, most were based on hunting and gathering, while for about the last 7,000 years many have been based on agriculture. These societies were organized as clans, villages, tribes, city-states, nations, and/or empiresThis article can also be found at the Monthly Review website, where most recent articles are published in full.Click here to purchase a PDF version of this article at the Monthly Review website
Archaeology · Biology · Clan · Clothing · Environmental ethics · Instinct · Political economy · Political science · Social science · Socialism · Sociology · Anthropology · Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice · Ecology · History · Law · Political Economy and Marxism · World Systems and Global Transformations
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,16 |
| Citation span | 2007 - 2015 (9) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |