This seminal 1920 work criticizes the emphasis placed on instinct by other sociologists adopting a psychological approach to their subject. Chapters include ‘The General Nature of Instinct, ‘ ‘The Role of Reason and Will, ‘ ‘The Theory of a Social or Group Mind, ‘ and ‘The Psychology of the Crowd.’
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Morris Ginsberg (1889-1970) was a British sociologist who believed that the study of sociology carried with it a moral imperative to help improve society. The president of the Aristotelian Society from 1942 to 1943, he went on to found and become the first President of the British Sociological Association. His best-known works include The Material Culture and Social Institutions of the Simpler Peoples (1915), Sociology (1934), and Reason and Unreason in Society (1947).
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