The Nurture Effect How the Science of Human Behavior Can Improve Our Lives and Our World

Anthony Biglan Phd And Steven C. Hayes Phd And David Sloan Wilson Phd

ISBN 10: 168403180X / ISBN 13: 9781684031801

Edité par New Harbinger Publications, USA, 2015

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• Titre: The Nurture Effect How the Science of Human Behavior Can Improve Our Lives and Our World
• Éditeur: New Harbinger Publications, USA
• Date de parution: 2015
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 168403180X
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9781684031801
• Reliure: Paperback
• Édition: First Edition; Second Printing.
• État de l'article: Good

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Synopsis

A fascinating look at the evolution of behavioral science, the revolutionary way it's changing the way we live, and how nurturing environments can increase people's well-being in virtually every aspect of our society, from early childhood education to corporate practices. If you want to know how you can help create a better world, read this book.

What if there were a way to prevent criminal behavior, mental illness, drug abuse, poverty, and violence? Written by behavioral scientist Tony Biglan, and based on his ongoing research at the Oregon Research Institute, The Nurture Effect offers evidence-based interventions that can prevent many of the psychological and behavioral problems that plague our society.

For decades, behavioral scientists have investigated the role our environment plays in shaping who we are, and their research shows that we now have the power within our own hands to reduce violence, improve cognitive development in our children, increase levels of education and income, and even prevent future criminal behaviors. By cultivating a positive environment in all aspects of society--from the home, to the classroom, and beyond--we can ensure that young people arrive at adulthood with the skills, interests, assets, and habits needed to live healthy, happy, and productive lives.

The Nurture Effect details over forty years of research in the behavioral sciences, as well as the author's own research. Biglan illustrates how his findings lay the framework for a model of societal change that has the potential to reverberate through all environments within society.

À propos des auteurs

Anthony Biglan, PhD, is senior scientist at the Oregon Research Institute (ORI) in Eugene, OR, and director of the Centers for Community Interventions on Children and Prevention of Problems in Early Adolescence, both at ORI.

Steven C. Hayes, PhD, is Foundation Professor Emeritus at the University of Nevada, Reno; and president of the Institute for Better Health. Author of forty-eight books and more than 700 scientific articles, he has been president of numerous professional organizations and is among the most cited living psychologists. He has shown in his research on relational frame theory (RFT) how and why language and symbolic thought leads both to human achievement and to human suffering, and has guided the extension of RFT to acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT)--a powerful therapy method that is among the most widely researched and broadly applicable behavior change methods known to science.

David Sloan Wilson, PhD, is president of The Evolution Institute, and SUNY distinguished professor of biology and anthropology at Binghamton University. He applies evolutionary theory to all aspects of humanity, in addition to the biological world. His books include Darwin's Cathedral, Evolution for Everyone, The Neighborhood Project, and Does Altruism Exist?