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  1. Front Matter
    1. Table of Contents: Vol. I
    2. Preface to the Third Edition.
    3. Preface to Vol. I.
  2. Part I: The Data of Sociology.
    1. Chapter I: Super-Organic Evolution.
    2. Chapter II: The Factors of Social Phenomena.
    3. Chapter III: Original External Factors.
    4. Chapter IV: Original Internal Factors.
    5. Chapter V: The Primitive Man—physical.
    6. Chapter VI: The Primitive Man—emotional.
    7. Chapter VII: The Primitive Man—intellectual.
    8. Chapter VIII: Primitive Ideas.
    9. Chapter IX: The Ideas of the Animate and the Inanimate.
    10. Chapter X: The Ideas of Sleep and Dreams.
    11. Chapter XI: The Ideas of Swoon, Apoplexy, Catalepsy, Ecstasy, and Other Forms of Insensibility.
    12. Chapter XII: The Ideas of Death and Resurrection.
    13. Chapter XIII: The Ideas of Souls, Ghosts, Spirits, Demons, Etc.
    14. Chapter XIV: The Ideas of Another Life.
    15. Chapter XV: The Ideas of Another World.
    16. Chapter XVI: The Ideas of Supernatural Agents.
    17. Chapter XVII: Supernatural Agents as Causing Epilepsy and Convulsive Actions, Delirium and Insanity, Disease and Death.
    18. Chapter XVIII: Inspiration, Divination, Exorcism, and Sorcery.
    19. Chapter XIX: Sacred Places, Temples, and Altars; Sacrifice, Fasting, and Propitiation; Praise, Prayer, Etc.
    20. Chapter XX: Ancestor-Worship in General.
    21. Chapter XXI: Idol-Worship and Fetich-Worship.
    22. Chapter XXII: Animal-Worship.
    23. Chapter XXIII: Plant-Worship.
    24. Chapter XXIV: Nature-Worship.
    25. Chapter XXV: Deities.
    26. Chapter XXVI: The Primitive Theory of Things.
    27. Chapter XXVII: The Scope of Sociology.
  3. Part II: The Inductions of Sociology.
    1. Chapter I: What Is a Society?
    2. Chapter II: A Society Is an Organism.
    3. Chapter III: Social Growth.
    4. Chapter IV: Social Structures.
    5. Chapter V: Social Functions.
    6. Chapter VI: Systems of Organs.
    7. Chapter VII: The Sustaining System.
    8. Chapter VIII: The Distributing System.
    9. Chapter IX: The Regulating System.
    10. Chapter X: Social Types and Constitutions.
    11. Chapter XI: Social Metamorphoses.
    12. Chapter XII: Qualifications and Summary.
    13. Postscript to Part II.
  4. Part III: Domestic Institutions.
    1. Chapter I: The Maintenance of Species.
    2. Chapter II: The Diverse Interests of the Species, of the Parents, and of the Offspring.
    3. Chapter III: Primitive Relations of the Sexes.
    4. Chapter IV: Exogamy and Endogamy.
    5. Chapter V: Promiscuity.
    6. Chapter VI: Polyandry.
    7. Chapter VII: Polygyny.
    8. Chapter VIII: Monogamy.
    9. Chapter IX: The Family.
    10. Chapter X: The Status of Women.
    11. Chapter XI: The Status of Children.
    12. Chapter XII: Domestic Retrospect and Prospect.
  5. Appendices.
    1. Appendix A: Further Illustrations of Primitive Thought.
    2. Appendix B: The Mythological Theory.
    3. Appendix C: The Linguistic Method of the Mythologists.
  6. Back Matter
    1. References.
    2. Titles of Works Referred To
    3. Copyright and Fair Use Statement

Herbert Spencer, The Principles of Sociology, vol. 1 (1898) [1876]

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The Principles of Sociology, in Three Volumes (New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1898). Vol. 1.

  • Author: Herbert Spencer

Volume 1 of a three volume set. This volume covers the scope and methodology of sociology, the nature of society, and domestic institutions such as the family, women, and children.

Copyright:

The text is in the public domain.

Table of Contents: Vol. I

  • PREFACE TO THE THIRD EDITION.
  • PREFACE TO VOL. I.
  • CONTENTS.
  • The Principles of Sociology, Vol. I
  • PART I: THE DATA OF SOCIOLOGY.
  • CHAPTER I: SUPER-ORGANIC EVOLUTION.
  • CHAPTER II: THE FACTORS OF SOCIAL PHENOMENA.
  • CHAPTER III: ORIGINAL EXTERNAL FACTORS.
  • CHAPTER IV: ORIGINAL INTERNAL FACTORS.
  • CHAPTER V: THE PRIMITIVE MAN—PHYSICAL.
  • CHAPTER VI: THE PRIMITIVE MAN—EMOTIONAL.
  • CHAPTER VII: THE PRIMITIVE MAN—INTELLECTUAL.
  • CHAPTER VIII: PRIMITIVE IDEAS.
  • CHAPTER IX: THE IDEAS OF THE ANIMATE AND THE INANIMATE.
  • CHAPTER X: THE IDEAS OF SLEEP AND DREAMS.
  • CHAPTER XI: THE IDEAS OF SWOON, APOPLEXY, CATALEPSY, ECSTASY, AND OTHER FORMS OF INSENSIBILITY.
  • CHAPTER XII: THE IDEAS OF DEATH AND RESURRECTION.
  • CHAPTER XIII: THE IDEAS OF SOULS, GHOSTS, SPIRITS, DEMONS, ETC.
  • CHAPTER XIV: THE IDEAS OF ANOTHER LIFE.
  • CHAPTER XV: THE IDEAS OF ANOTHER WORLD.
  • CHAPTER XVI: THE IDEAS OF SUPERNATURAL AGENTS.
  • CHAPTER XVII: SUPERNATURAL AGENTS AS CAUSING EPILEPSY AND CONVULSIVE ACTIONS, DELIRIUM AND INSANITY, DISEASE AND DEATH.
  • CHAPTER XVIII: INSPIRATION, DIVINATION, EXORCISM, AND SORCERY.
  • CHAPTER XIX: SACRED PLACES, TEMPLES, AND ALTARS; SACRIFICE, FASTING, AND PROPITIATION; PRAISE, PRAYER, ETC.
  • CHAPTER XX: ANCESTOR-WORSHIP IN GENERAL.
  • CHAPTER XXI: IDOL-WORSHIP AND FETICH-WORSHIP.
  • CHAPTER XXII: ANIMAL-WORSHIP.
  • CHAPTER XXIII: PLANT-WORSHIP.
  • CHAPTER XXIV: NATURE-WORSHIP.
  • CHAPTER XXV: DEITIES.
  • CHAPTER XXVI: THE PRIMITIVE THEORY OF THINGS.
  • CHAPTER XXVII: THE SCOPE OF SOCIOLOGY.
  • PART II: THE INDUCTIONS OF SOCIOLOGY.
  • CHAPTER I: WHAT IS A SOCIETY?
  • CHAPTER II: A SOCIETY IS AN ORGANISM.
  • CHAPTER III: SOCIAL GROWTH.
  • CHAPTER IV: SOCIAL STRUCTURES.
  • CHAPTER V: SOCIAL FUNCTIONS.
  • CHAPTER VI: SYSTEMS OF ORGANS.
  • CHAPTER VII: THE SUSTAINING SYSTEM.
  • CHAPTER VIII: THE DISTRIBUTING SYSTEM.
  • CHAPTER IX: THE REGULATING SYSTEM.
  • CHAPTER X: SOCIAL TYPES AND CONSTITUTIONS.
  • CHAPTER XI: SOCIAL METAMORPHOSES.
  • CHAPTER XII: QUALIFICATIONS AND SUMMARY.
  • POSTSCRIPT TO PART II.
  • PART III: DOMESTIC INSTITUTIONS.
  • CHAPTER I: THE MAINTENANCE OF SPECIES.
  • CHAPTER II: THE DIVERSE INTERESTS OF THE SPECIES, OF THE PARENTS, AND OF THE OFFSPRING.
  • CHAPTER III: PRIMITIVE RELATIONS OF THE SEXES.
  • CHAPTER IV: EXOGAMY AND ENDOGAMY.
  • CHAPTER V: PROMISCUITY.
  • CHAPTER VI: POLYANDRY.
  • CHAPTER VII: POLYGYNY.
  • CHAPTER VIII: MONOGAMY.*
  • CHAPTER IX: THE FAMILY.
  • CHAPTER X: THE STATUS OF WOMEN.
  • CHAPTER XI: THE STATUS OF CHILDREN.
  • CHAPTER XII: DOMESTIC RETROSPECT AND PROSPECT.
  • APPENDICES.
  • APPENDIX A: FURTHER ILLUSTRATIONS OF PRIMITIVE THOUGHT.
  • APPENDIX B: THE MYTHOLOGICAL THEORY.
  • APPENDIX C: THE LINGUISTIC METHOD OF THE MYTHOLOGISTS.
  • REFERENCES.
  • TITLES OF WORKS REFERRED TO.

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