Edité par Harvard University Press, 1997
ISBN 10 : 0674363345 ISBN 13 : 9780674363342
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Edité par Harvard University Press, 1997
ISBN 10 : 0674363345 ISBN 13 : 9780674363342
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Edité par Harvard University Press, 1997
ISBN 10 : 0674363345 ISBN 13 : 9780674363342
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Edité par Harvard University Press, 1997
ISBN 10 : 0674363345 ISBN 13 : 9780674363342
Vendeur : Ergodebooks, Houston, TX, Etats-Unis
Edition originale
Hardcover. Etat : Good. First Edition. What a big brain we have for all the small talk we make. It's an evolutionary riddle that at long last makes sense in this intriguing book about what gossip has done for our talkative species. Psychologist Robin Dunbar looks at gossip as an instrument of social order and cohesion--much like the endless grooming with which our primate cousins tend to their social relationships.Apes and monkeys, humanity's closest kin, differ from other animals in the intensity of these relationships. All their grooming is not so much about hygiene as it is about cementing bonds, making friends, and influencing fellow primates. But for early humans, grooming as a way to social success posed a problem: given their large social groups of 150 or so, our earliest ancestors would have had to spend almost half their time grooming one another--an impossible burden. What Dunbar suggests--and his research, whether in the realm of primatology or in that of gossip, confirms--is that humans developed language to serve the same purpose, but far more efficiently. It seems there is nothing idle about chatter, which holds together a diverse, dynamic group--whether of hunter-gatherers, soldiers, or workmates.Anthropologists have long assumed that language developed in relationships among males during activities such as hunting. Dunbar's original and extremely interesting studies suggest otherwise: that language in fact evolved in response to our need to keep up to date with friends and family. We needed conversation to stay in touch, and we still need it in ways that will not be satisfied by teleconferencing, email, or any other communication technology. As Dunbar shows, the impersonal world of cyberspace will not fulfill our primordial need for face-to-face contact.From the nit-picking of chimpanzees to our chats at coffee break, from neuroscience to paleoanthropology, Grooming, Gossip, and the Evolution of Language offers a provocative view of what makes us human, what holds us together, and what sets us apart.
Edité par Harvard University Press, 1997
ISBN 10 : 0674363345 ISBN 13 : 9780674363342
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Edité par Harvard University Press, 1997
ISBN 10 : 0674363345 ISBN 13 : 9780674363342
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Hardcover. Etat : Good. What a big brain we have for all the small talk we make. It\'s an evolutionary riddle that at long last makes sense in this intriguing book about what gossip has done for our talkative species. Psychologist Robin Dunbar looks at gossip as an instrument of social order and cohesion--much like the endless grooming with which our primate cousins tend to their social relationships.Apes and monkeys, humanity\'s closest kin, differ from other animals in the intensity of these relationships. All their grooming is not so much about hygiene as it is about cementing bonds, making friends, and influencing fellow primates. But for early humans, grooming as a way to social success posed a problem: given their large social groups of 150 or so, our earliest ancestors would have had to spend almost half their time grooming one another--an impossible burden. What Dunbar suggests--and his research, whether in the realm of primatology or in that of gossip, confirms--is that humans developed language to serve the same purpose, but far more efficiently. It seems there is nothing idle about chatter, which holds together a diverse, dynamic group--whether of hunter-gatherers, soldiers, or workmates.Anthropologists have long assumed that language developed in relationships among males during activities such as hunting. Dunbar\'s original and extremely interesting studies suggest otherwise: that language in fact evolved in response to our need to keep up to date with friends and family. We needed conversation to stay in touch, and we still need it in ways that will not be satisfied by teleconferencing, email, or any other communication technology. As Dunbar shows, the impersonal world of cyberspace will not fulfill our primordial need for face-to-face contact.From the nit-picking of chimpanzees to our chats at coffee break, from neuroscience to paleoanthropology, Grooming, Gossip, and the Evolution of Language offers a provocative view of what makes us human, what holds us together, and what sets us apart.
Edité par Harvard University Press, 1997
ISBN 10 : 0674363345 ISBN 13 : 9780674363342
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Etat : very good.
Edité par Harvard University Press, 1997
ISBN 10 : 0674363345 ISBN 13 : 9780674363342
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Edité par Harvard University Press, 1997
ISBN 10 : 0674363345 ISBN 13 : 9780674363342
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Edité par Harvard University Press, 1997
ISBN 10 : 0674363345 ISBN 13 : 9780674363342
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Edité par Harvard University Press, 1997
ISBN 10 : 0674363345 ISBN 13 : 9780674363342
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Edité par Harvard University Press, 1997
ISBN 10 : 0674363345 ISBN 13 : 9780674363342
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Hardback. Etat : Fine.
Edité par Harvard University Press, 1997
ISBN 10 : 0674363345 ISBN 13 : 9780674363342
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Edité par Harvard University Press, 1997
ISBN 10 : 0674363345 ISBN 13 : 9780674363342
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Edité par Harvard University Press, 1997
ISBN 10 : 0674363345 ISBN 13 : 9780674363342
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Edité par Harvard University Press, 1997
ISBN 10 : 0674363345 ISBN 13 : 9780674363342
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Edité par Harvard University Press, 1997
ISBN 10 : 0674363345 ISBN 13 : 9780674363342
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Edité par Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA, 1996
ISBN 10 : 0674363345 ISBN 13 : 9780674363342
Vendeur : Books Tell You Why - ABAA/ILAB, Summerville, SC, Etats-Unis
Hardcover. Etat : Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Near Fine. A Fine edition in a Near Fine dust-jacket with some sticky residue coating the outer cover; Robin Dunbar, an evolutionary anthropologist, has written a fascinating book exploring the evolution of grooming, gossip, and language. He argues that these behaviors are all evolutionary adaptations that help groups of animals interact more effectively. Grooming, in particular, allows groups of animals to clean each other and to spread germs, which helps to maintain the group's health and to prevent the spread of disease. Gossip, Dunbar argues, serves as a way of passing along information about the group's activities and relationships, and it helps to keep members informed about what is going on in the group. Language, Dunbar argues, is also an adaptation that has helped groups of animals to communicate more effectively.; 8vo; 230 pages.
Edité par Harvard University Press, 1997
ISBN 10 : 0674363345 ISBN 13 : 9780674363342
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Edité par Harvard University Press, 1997
ISBN 10 : 0674363345 ISBN 13 : 9780674363342
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Edité par Harvard University Press, 1997
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Edité par Harvard University Press, 1997
ISBN 10 : 0674363345 ISBN 13 : 9780674363342
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Edité par Harvard University Press, 1997
ISBN 10 : 0674363345 ISBN 13 : 9780674363342
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Edité par Harvard University Press, 1997
ISBN 10 : 0674363345 ISBN 13 : 9780674363342
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Edité par Harvard University Press, 1997
ISBN 10 : 0674363345 ISBN 13 : 9780674363342
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Edité par Harvard University Press, 1997
ISBN 10 : 0674363345 ISBN 13 : 9780674363342
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Edité par Harvard University Press, 1997
ISBN 10 : 0674363345 ISBN 13 : 9780674363342
Vendeur : Wizard Books, Long Beach, CA, Etats-Unis
Hardcover. Etat : new. New.
Edité par Harvard University Press, 1997
ISBN 10 : 0674363345 ISBN 13 : 9780674363342
Vendeur : BennettBooksLtd, North Las Vegas, NV, Etats-Unis
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Edité par Harvard University Press, 1997
ISBN 10 : 0674363345 ISBN 13 : 9780674363342
Vendeur : dsmbooks, Liverpool, Royaume-Uni
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