Special Issue: Biosocial and evolutionary approaches in sociology

After a long neglect of biosocial and evolutionary approaches to human behavior and sociality in sociology during much of the twentieth century, in recent years sociologists have started to re-engage with these topics in a variety of promising ways. It is our aim with this collection of about twenty peer-reviewed articles to exhibit the variety of approaches sociologists engage with, often in interdisciplinary collaborations. The special issue spans topics like biosociology, cultural evolution, evolutionary sociology, neurosociology, and sociogenomics. Works in all of these areas, for which we were able to win some of the experts in the respective fields, shows how biological, cultural, and social mechanisms interact in manifold and complex ways. With this exhibit of biosocial and evolutionary approaches in sociology we wish to inspire more sociologists to jump on board a much-needed interdisciplinary endeavor.