Book Synopsis
REACHING BACK TO ANCIENT MESOPOTAMIA we find Gilgamesh at the founding of the first city, Uruk (in Iraq), and organized religion. From civilization comes social unrest, war, discourse, and finally codification of law. The same concepts that bound humans then, bind us today. It is through the interdisciplinary character of social behavior that we have learned much about human culture, spawning other disciplines such as criminology and psychology.
This book brings you through history and teaches you practical concepts that you can use yourself to become a more effective human. This is a valuable primer for sociology, psychology, criminology that acquaints readers to essential ‘crafters’ who laid the foundations in these areas. Within the primer are practical frameworks and chapters on: meditation, seratonin, free-will, DURKHEIM, MERTON, SUTHERLAND, MASLOW, WEBER, DU BOIS — even VIDOCQ. Dr. Elton coalesces practical wisdom for self-improvement or as introductory social science text.
About The Author
Dr. Elton specializes in research, practice, and instruction in the areas of criminology, tribal boundary security, and education. His upcoming dissertation intersects homeland security principles and the phenomenon of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women.