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The weirdest people in the world : how the West became psychologically peculiar and particularly prosperous

Henrich, Joseph Patrick2020
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"Harvard University's Joseph Henrich, Chair of the Department of Human Evolutionary Biology, delivers a bold, epic investigation into the development of the Western mind, global psychological diversity, and its impact on the world"-- Provided by publisher.
Main title:
The weirdest people in the world : how the West became psychologically peculiar and particularly prosperous / Joseph Henrich.
Author:
Henrich, Joseph Patrick, author
Imprint:
[London] : Allen Lane, an imprint of Penguin Books, [2020]©2020
Collation:
xvii, 680 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.First published: Farrar Straus and Giroux, 2020.
Contents:
WEIRD psychology -- Making a cultural species -- Clans, states, and why you can't get here from there -- The gods are watching, behave! -- WEIRD families -- Psychological differences, families, and the church -- Europe and Asia -- WEIRD monogamy -- Of commerce and cooperation -- Domesticating the competition -- Market mentalities -- Law, science, and religion -- Escape velocity -- The dark matter of history.
ISBN:
978184614796818461479649781846147968
Dewey class:
302
Language:
English
Subject:
Cognitive psychologyDevelopmental psychologySocial psychologyCivilization, WesternHuman evolutionSocial interactionEuropeans -- AttitudesAmericans -- Attitudes
BRN:
383862
Bookmark link:
https://bayside.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=383862

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