and religion, the medicine man, prehistoric progress, and the place of anthropology in modern university education, make up this book. Most of the addresses are not at all technical and some are scarcely profound. Throughout the volume runs the plea for the psychological as against the naturalistic and mechanistic methods of interpretation (pp. 59, 156, 194, 227, 243). But it is difficult to see what the author understands by psychological, unless he means by it a relatively modernized form of animism. Modern psychology-at least scientific psychology—is naturalistic and mechanistic, biophysical and biochemical, and all the rest. Neither is his arbitrary contrast of the methods of psychology and sociology-the one being represented as an intimate study of the soul and the other as formal examination of the social body-in relation to folklore wholly just (pp. 12, 98). Sociology, at least American sociology, does not neglect attitudes and values (one cannot be so sure of the soul), however much it may measure with statistics and scientific concepts. In fact, the author's omission of sociology from the list of subjects which should be studied in connection with anthropology in a university curriculum, while he includes among others geology and economics (p. 255), leads the reviewer to suspect that this subject has not yet been able to secure and hold the author's attention to the saturation point. The author's definitions of folklore (pp. 76 ff., 104, 122, 123) and of anthropology (pp. 148, 227, 229, 262) may be of interest to readers. He is rather pessimistic about the abolition of war (pp. 43-45). He makes the valuable point that moral and civic courage are not derived from military courage (pp. 46-48). His conception of heredity is almost, or quite, as orthodox as that of C. B. Davenport in this country (pp. 52, 238, 239, 244). He favors the culture contact theory as against that of parallelism in development (p. 105). His discussion of religion and magic is often excellent in detail, but he apparently does not distinguish adequately between religion and theology, for he often employs the terms interchangeably. It is doubtful also if there was as much distinction between religion and magic as practiced by primitive peoples as he seems to imply (p. 184). There are some excellent examples of the skill of savages (pp. 198, 200, 210, 224). He does not find the savage brutal by nature but by necessity and upon occasion (p. 70). The book as a whole is more in the nature of critical commentary than a discussion of principles; but both types of work occur and are highly suggestive and stimulating. UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA L. L. BERNARD Introduction to the Principles of Sociology. By GROVE SAMUEL Dow. Waco, Texas: Baylor University Press, 1920. Pp. 505. $2.75. The point of view of this textbook is stated in the Preface by the author as follows: In the past we have had almost as many different conceptions of sociology as there have been sociologists. But gradualy there has been evolving a more or less definite idea of what the science really includes, and the time seems ripe for a text that will represent this movement. The author does not look upon sociology as a theoretical analysis of society, nor as a sort of social psychology; neither does he consider it merely the study of some of our social problems. He looks upon sociology as a broader and deeper subject than any of these conceptions of the past, as a subject that comprises in a related fashion these different specific phases. The plan of the book is to give the student who takes but one course in sociology a general idea of the whole science, and to give to the student who continues the subject a foundation for advanced work. Emphasis is placed upon those subjects that will be of greatest practical value to the student, such as immigration, the race question, the family, poverty, and crime, altho other phases of the science, such as the evolution of institutions and the general principles of social theory, are not neglected. This conception of the subject-matter to be covered by a first text in sociology corresponds more closely to that of Blackmar and Gillin's Outlines of Sociology and of Hayes's Introduction to the Study of Sociology than to that of Gidding's Elements of Sociology, Ross's Principles of Sociology, and Cooley's three works. Indeed, the book by Professor Dow deals much less with theory and more with practical problems than do the texts of Hayes and of Blackmar and Gillin. It is also more elementary than the latter. So limited, in fact, is the discussion of theory that the analysis of social problems is taken up from the standpoint of common sense rather than from sociological generalizations. Therefore, a more accurate title of the book would have been "Introduction to the Field of Sociology." Although little attempt is made to give a fundamental analysis of social problems, the book contains a large amount of information about them. So many fields have been covered that the author has not always included the most recent reports of investigation and research. For example, he states that 1906 was the last year for which divorce statistics are available (p. 183), whereas the 1916 statistics were published in 1919. Although two chapters are devoted to "Crime," no reference is made in the text or bibliography to Healy's significant work, The Individual Delinquent. A few errors in the text were noted by the reviewer, such as 25.1 per cent for 35.1 per cent (p. 47), Bosanquette for Bosanquet (p. 176), Lightenberger for Lichtenberger (p. 205), and Twing for Thwing (p. 176) UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO E W. BURGESS The Essentials of Social Psychology. By EMORY S. BOGARDUS, PH.D. Los Angeles: University of Southern California Press, 1920. Pp. 304. This is the second edition of this book, much enlarged and improved. The author has not attempted to produce an original or critical work, but has rather brought together, with occasional ideas of his own, the leading theories and interpretations which may be grouped under the heading of social psychology. The writing is clear and there is an abundance, at times almost a superabundance, of illustrations, thus making the text available for elementary students. The chapters on invention and leadership appear to the reviewer to be the best in the book. The author combines the planes-and-currents type of social psychology of Ross with the instinct-analysis type of McDougall. In common with all the writings on social and educational psychology which the reviewer has examined, this book makes almost no use in application of the elaborate classification of instincts in the early chapters to the social organization and functioning described in the last part. In fact, several of the last chapters make mention of no instincts whatever. Is it that there is no use for instincts in describing social processes, or is it that our writers of textbooks are too busy writing them and doing administrative and extension work to develop the applications in the concrete? L. L. BERNARD UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA The Evolution of Prohibition in the United States of America. By ERNEST H. CHERRINGTON. Westerville, Ohio: The American Issue Press, 1920. Pp. 384. The history of more than three hundred years of temperance activity is presented in chronological form. The volume is full of valuable data and reveals the changing social attitude toward the beverage liquor traffic. Manpower. By LINCOLN C. ANDREWS. New York: E. P. Dutton & Co., 1920. Pp. xiv+162. $2.00. The author, out of his military experience, presents his conception of the leadership and training of men, and makes his application to economic life. The book has many valuable suggestions for civil life. The Making of To-Morrow. By HAYES ROBBINS. New York: E. P. Dutton & Co., 1920. Pp. viii+176. $2.00. A practical discussion of the present industrial situation and a presentation of a sensible, forward-looking solution. Reveals the attitude. of one who carried on negotiations in more than one hundred labor controversies in the capacity of an arbitrator. The Natural History of the Child. By COURTNEY DUNN. New York: John Lane Co., 1920. Pp. 316. $2.00. Interesting An unusual book dealing with the child and his history. and informing and full of curious and unfamiliar quotations about childhood and its history form many points of view. W. E. GETTYS The Political Philosophy of Robert M. LaFollette. By ELLEN TORELLE. Madison, Wis.: The Robert M. LaFollette Co., 1920. Pp. 426. Contains brief excerpts from the writings and public speeches of Robert M. LaFollette. Interesting as revealing the spirit and development of the progressive movement in the United States during the last thirty years. The Party of the Third Part. By HENRY J. ALLEN. New York: Harper & Bros., 1921. Pp. 283. $2.50. The story of the Kansas Industrial Relations Court during the first year of its functioning, as told by the Governor of the State of Kansas and the originator of the experiment. Reveals a new attempt to do away with strikes, to settle disputes between capital and labor, and to give justice to the public-the party of the third part. Religion and Business. By ROGER W. BABSON. New York: The Macmillan Co., 1921. Pp. 221. $1.50. A message that makes religion vital and fundamental for the business Written by a well-known business expert who has found that religion and business are necessary for each other. man. RECENT LITERATURE NOTES AND ABSTRACTS A TENTATIVE SCHEME FOR THE CLASSIFICATION OF THE LITERA TURE OF SOCIOLOGY AND THE SOCIAL SCIENCES 5. Comparative Studies of Cultural Traits; Religion, Mores, Customs, and Traditions IV. CONFLICT AND ACCOMMODATION GROUPS 1. Classes and the Class Struggle; Labor and Capital 2. Nationalities and Races 3. Political Parties and Political Doctrines 4. Religious Denominations and Sects V. COMMUNITIES AND TERRITORIAL GROUPS VI. SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS 1. Home and Housing 2. The Church and the Local Community 3. The School and the Social Center 4. Play, the Playhouse, and Playgrounds 6. Other Institutions VII. SOCIAL SCIENCE AND THE SOCIAL PROCESS 1. The Cultural Process: Education and Religion 2. The Political Process: Politics and the Formation of Public Opinion 3. The Economic Process: Economic and Industrial Organization 4. Personal and Social Disorganization! Social Pathology, i.e., Family Disorganization and Crime 5. Collective Behavior! Social Change and Social Progress; Fashion, Reform, and Revolution |