The Symbol: The Origin and Basis of Human Behavior
Author : Leslie A. White
Publisher : Ardent Media
Page : 20 pages
File Size : 33,19 MB
Release : 1949
Category : Civilization
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Author : Leslie A. White
Publisher : Ardent Media
Page : 20 pages
File Size : 33,19 MB
Release : 1949
Category : Civilization
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Author : Leslie White
Publisher :
Page : 20 pages
File Size : 26,84 MB
Release : 1975
Category : Linguistics
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Author : Leslie A. White
Publisher :
Page : 13 pages
File Size : 23,75 MB
Release : 1940
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Author : B.F Skinner
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 484 pages
File Size : 20,85 MB
Release : 2012-12-18
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 1476716153
The psychology classic—a detailed study of scientific theories of human nature and the possible ways in which human behavior can be predicted and controlled—from one of the most influential behaviorists of the twentieth century and the author of Walden Two. “This is an important book, exceptionally well written, and logically consistent with the basic premise of the unitary nature of science. Many students of society and culture would take violent issue with most of the things that Skinner has to say, but even those who disagree most will find this a stimulating book.” —Samuel M. Strong, The American Journal of Sociology “This is a remarkable book—remarkable in that it presents a strong, consistent, and all but exhaustive case for a natural science of human behavior…It ought to be…valuable for those whose preferences lie with, as well as those whose preferences stand against, a behavioristic approach to human activity.” —Harry Prosch, Ethics
Author : Geoffrey Grant Pope
Publisher : Allyn & Bacon
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 27,19 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Psychology
ISBN :
The Biological Bases of Human Behavior accomplishes what numerous introductory textbooks have failed to do: present an evolutionary explanation of "why it is we do what we do." This comprehensive text brings together a diverse number of traditionally separate disciplines including paleoanthropology, psychology, and sociology in its attempt to understand human traits. Rich in controversial topics, this text integrates subjects such as paleontology, speech, the structure of the brain, "Eve," and the rather "odd" way in which humans reproduce. Written as a narrative, this excellent learning tool relates modern behavior to the past environments, stresses, and challenges still evident in the modern human world.
Author : Terrence W. Deacon
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 532 pages
File Size : 10,93 MB
Release : 1998-04-17
Category : Science
ISBN : 0393343022
"A work of enormous breadth, likely to pleasantly surprise both general readers and experts."—New York Times Book Review This revolutionary book provides fresh answers to long-standing questions of human origins and consciousness. Drawing on his breakthrough research in comparative neuroscience, Terrence Deacon offers a wealth of insights into the significance of symbolic thinking: from the co-evolutionary exchange between language and brains over two million years of hominid evolution to the ethical repercussions that followed man's newfound access to other people's thoughts and emotions. Informing these insights is a new understanding of how Darwinian processes underlie the brain's development and function as well as its evolution. In contrast to much contemporary neuroscience that treats the brain as no more or less than a computer, Deacon provides a new clarity of vision into the mechanism of mind. It injects a renewed sense of adventure into the experience of being human.
Author : Michael Tomasello
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 11,98 MB
Release : 2015-08-01
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 0674660323
Ambitious and elegant, this book builds a bridge between evolutionary theory and cultural psychology. Michael Tomasello is one of the very few people to have done systematic research on the cognitive capacities of both nonhuman primates and human children. The Cultural Origins of Human Cognition identifies what the differences are, and suggests where they might have come from. Tomasello argues that the roots of the human capacity for symbol-based culture, and the kind of psychological development that takes place within it, are based in a cluster of uniquely human cognitive capacities that emerge early in human ontogeny. These include capacities for sharing attention with other persons; for understanding that others have intentions of their own; and for imitating, not just what someone else does, but what someone else has intended to do. In his discussions of language, symbolic representation, and cognitive development, Tomasello describes with authority and ingenuity the "ratchet effect" of these capacities working over evolutionary and historical time to create the kind of cultural artifacts and settings within which each new generation of children develops. He also proposes a novel hypothesis, based on processes of social cognition and cultural evolution, about what makes the cognitive representations of humans different from those of other primates. Lucid, erudite, and passionate, The Cultural Origins of Human Cognition will be essential reading for developmental psychology, animal behavior, and cultural psychology.
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Publisher : UM Libraries
Page : 1220 pages
File Size : 30,88 MB
Release : 1953
Category : Education, Higher
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Author : Walter Goldschmidt
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 253 pages
File Size : 45,69 MB
Release : 2013-04-15
Category : Reference
ISBN : 1135034869
Published in 1998, Understanding Human Society is a valuable contribution to the field of Social Science.
Author : Robert F. Murphy
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 530 pages
File Size : 18,22 MB
Release : 2002-01-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780803282803
From the early Cold War years through the social unrest and activism of the 1960s, American anthropology expanded considerably in size and outreach, becoming spectacularly global and cross-cultural in its interests. Complex societies and communities became increasingly popular subjects of inquiry; the influence of sociological methods upon fieldwork and interpretation grew; a reimagined cultural evolution emerged; and a pervasive interest in the broader forces of culture change shaped research, writing, and theory throughout the quarter century. A dynamic range of schools of anthropological thought flowered?cultural ecology, structural-functionalism, ethnoscience, and, in the last years of the era, French structuralism. The American Anthropological Association became a forum of political debate in the 1960s, and its membership included more people of color but fewer women than previously. The twenty-two selections in this volume highlight the many telling achievements and enduring insights in American anthropology during the first few decades after World War II. An introduction to these essays by Robert F. Murphy provides a historical and critical backdrop for understanding the changes and continuity in American anthropology during this time.