The Biology Of Human Conduct

Author : Thomas Rowland
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2020-01-17
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781527545779

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The Biology of Human Behavior by Thomas Rowland Pdf

Why do human beings behave the way they do? What governs how they act out their daily lives? It is not difficult to provide the traditional argument that it’s largely a matter of the culture in which we live, a product of the influences of family, peers, teachers, religious leaders, the movies we see, the books we read, and so forth. Such behavior often contradicts the independent nature of the human spirit, demanding a certain compromise—we depend on others for our needs, and to obtain these, we must behave accordingly. Evidence grows, however, that, in addition, much of our behavior has its roots in biological processes. Such information indicates that, whether we like to accept it or not, our conduct is often governed by biochemical agents within in the brain, an expression of our animalistic ancestral past, governed by our genetic inheritance, and all beyond the level of our conscious decision-making. This book addresses a series of such behaviors—love, jealousy, travel, suicide, etc.—and examines new-found perspectives that speak to a biological component in explaining just why we behave as we do. Certainly, such scientific insights are limited and currently provide only a narrow insight into human behavior. However, this information clearly forecasts the coming of a greater appreciation that, as members of the animal kingdom, we remain biological beings as well as members of a cooperative society.

Author : G. L. Mangan
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 584 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2016-01-21
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781483145389

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The Biology of Human Conduct by G. L. Mangan Pdf

The Biology of Human Conduct: East-West Models of Temperament and Personality is a three-part book that explores models of temperament, typology and personality, and personality and conditioning. The first part has four chapters detailing the behavior genetic model; typological models; human typology and higher mental processes; and interactional approach to development. The second part covers theories of personality; strength of the nervous system; the orientation reaction; mobility, concentration, and lability; and the structure of nervous system properties. The last part shows sources of variance in conditioning and socialization.

Author : Gordon Lavelle Mangan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 571 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:468069213

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The Biology of Human Conduct by Gordon Lavelle Mangan Pdf

Author : Robert M. Sapolsky
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 802 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2017-05-02
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780735222786

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Behave by Robert M. Sapolsky Pdf

Why do we do the things we do? Over a decade in the making, this game-changing book is Robert Sapolsky's genre-shattering attempt to answer that question as fully as perhaps only he could, looking at it from every angle. Sapolsky's storytelling concept is delightful but it also has a powerful intrinsic logic: he starts by looking at the factors that bear on a person's reaction in the precise moment a behavior occurs, and then hops back in time from there, in stages, ultimately ending up at the deep history of our species and its genetic inheritance. And so the first category of explanation is the neurobiological one. What goes on in a person's brain a second before the behavior happens? Then he pulls out to a slightly larger field of vision, a little earlier in time: What sight, sound, or smell triggers the nervous system to produce that behavior? And then, what hormones act hours to days earlier to change how responsive that individual is to the stimuli which trigger the nervous system? By now, he has increased our field of vision so that we are thinking about neurobiology and the sensory world of our environment and endocrinology in trying to explain what happened. Sapolsky keeps going--next to what features of the environment affected that person's brain, and then back to the childhood of the individual, and then to their genetic makeup. Finally, he expands the view to encompass factors larger than that one individual. How culture has shaped that individual's group, what ecological factors helped shape that culture, and on and on, back to evolutionary factors thousands and even millions of years old. The result is one of the most dazzling tours de horizon of the science of human behavior ever attempted, a majestic synthesis that harvests cutting-edge research across a range of disciplines to provide a subtle and nuanced perspective on why we ultimately do the things we do...for good and for ill. Sapolsky builds on this understanding to wrestle with some of our deepest and thorniest questions relating to tribalism and xenophobia, hierarchy and competition, morality and free will, and war and peace. Wise, humane, often very funny, Behave is a towering achievement, powerfully humanizing, and downright heroic in its own right.

Author : Richard Alexander
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 323 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2017-09-08
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781351329293

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The Biology of Moral Systems by Richard Alexander Pdf

First published in 1987, this book discusses the life and natural history of moral systems as seen through the eyes of a biologist. The volume offers a comprehensive introspective of the biology of a moral system by examining the evolutionary approach from perspectives of sociobiology and ideology. Morality in relation to conflicts and confluences of interest among humankind are further evaluated, with particular emphasis on the human psyche and the ontogeny of moral behaviour. Philosophical meets biological with insightful commentary on the morality of law and democracy. The book concludes with an epilogue, bibliography and name and subject index. It is clear, concise and contemporary and would be of use to those studying Biology, Philsophy and many other social sciences.

Author : Helen E. Longino
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 263 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2013-01-18
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780226492872

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Studying Human Behavior by Helen E. Longino Pdf

In this volume, Longino enters into the complexities of human behavioural research, a domain still dominated by the age-old debate of 'nature versus nurture'. Longino focuses on how scientists study it, specifically sexual behaviour and aggression, and asks what can be known about human behaviour through empirical investigation.

Author : Robert W. Sussman
Publisher : Pearson
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Psychology
ISBN : IND:30000063937183

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The Biological Basis of Human Behavior by Robert W. Sussman Pdf

New edition of a reader developed for an undergraduate anthropology course. The 59 contributions look at genetics, the various interpretations of the early evolution of human behavior, new attempts to link human physical variation to behavioral differences between people, modern evolutionary psychology, and the influences of hormones and the brain on behavior. The emphasis is on providing students with the background information necessary for understanding human universals and the biological bases of the modern social sciences. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.

Author : Michael G. Vaughn,Matt DeLisi,Holly C. Matto
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 608 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2013-08-12
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781118416259

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Human Behavior by Michael G. Vaughn,Matt DeLisi,Holly C. Matto Pdf

A unique approach to human behavior that integrates and interprets the latest research from cell to society Incorporating principles and findings from molecular biology, neuroscience, and psychological and sociocultural sciences, Human Behavior employs a decidedly integrative biosocial, multiple-levels-of-influence approach. This approach allows students to appreciate the transactional forces shaping life course opportunities and challenges among diverse populations in the United States and around the world. Human Behavior includes case studies, Spotlight topics, and Expert's Corner features that augment the theme of each chapter. This book is rooted in the principles of empirical science and the evidence-based paradigm, with coverage of: Genes and behavior Stress and adaptation Executive functions Temperament Personality and the social work profession Social exchange and cooperation Social networks and psychosocial relations Technology The physical environment Institutions Belief systems and ideology Unique in its orientation, Human Behavior proposes a new integrative perspective representing a leap forward in the advancement of human behavior for the helping professions.

Author : National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Committee on Population,Panel for the Workshop on the Biodemography of Fertility and Family Behavior
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 399 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2003-05-04
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780309087186

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Offspring by National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Committee on Population,Panel for the Workshop on the Biodemography of Fertility and Family Behavior Pdf

Despite recent advances in our understanding of the genetic basis of human behavior, little of this work has penetrated into formal demography. Very few demographers worry about how biological processes might affect voluntary behavior choices that have demographic consequences even though behavioral geneticists have documented genetics effects on variables such as parenting and divorce. Offspring: Human Fertility Behavior in Demographic Perspective brings together leading researchers from a wide variety of disciplines to review the state of research in this emerging field and to identify promising research directions for the future.

Author : William Richard Clark,Michael Grunstein
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Behavior genetics
ISBN : 0199893330

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Are We Hardwired? by William Richard Clark,Michael Grunstein Pdf

What role do genes play in governing behaviour? This volume provides a general introduction to one of the most controversial topics in human biology.

Author : Irenaus Eibl-Eibesfeldt
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 1228 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2017-07-28
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781351514446

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Human Ethology by Irenaus Eibl-Eibesfeldt Pdf

With the discovery of conditioned reflexes by I. P. Pavlov, the possibilities for experimenting, following the example set by the classical, exact sciences, were made available to the behavioral sciences. Many psychologists hoped that the component parts of behavior had also been found from which the entire, multifaceted cosmos of behavior could then be constructed. An experimentally oriented psychology subsequently developed including the influential school of behaviorism.This first text on human ethology presents itself as a unified work, even though not every area could be treated with equal depth. For example, a branch of ethology has developed in the past decade which places particular emphasis on ecology and population genetics. This field, known as sociobiology, has enriched discussion beyond the boundaries of behavioral biology through its stimulating, and often provocative, theses.After vigorous debates between behaviorists, anthropologists, and sociologists, we have entered a period of exchange of thoughts and a mutual approach, which in many instances has led to cooperative projects of researchers from different disciplines. This work offers a biological point of view for discussion and includes data from the author's cross-cultural work and research from the staff of his institute. It confirms, above all else, the astonishing unity of mankind and paints a basically positive picture of how we are moved by the same passions, jealousies, friendliness, and active curiosity.The need to understand ourselves has never been as great as it is today. An ideologically torn humanity struggles for its survival. Our species, does not know how it should compensate its workers, and it experiments with various economic systems, constitutions, and forms of government. It struggles for freedom and stumbles into newer conflicts. Population growth is apparently completely out of hand, and at the same time many resources are being depleted. We must consider our existence rati

Author : Trigant Burrow
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 490 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1937
Category : Nervous system
ISBN : UCAL:B3980092

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The Biology of Human Conflict by Trigant Burrow Pdf

Author : Timothy H. Goldsmith
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1994-10-20
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780195357547

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The Biological Roots of Human Nature by Timothy H. Goldsmith Pdf

In this stimulating book, Goldsmith argues that biology has a great deal to say that should be of interest to social scientists, historians, philosophers, and humanists in general. He believes that anyone studying the social behavior of humans must take into consideration both proximate cause--the physiology, biochemistry, and social mechanisms of behavior--and ultimate cause--how the behavior came to exist in evolutionary time. Goldsmith, a neurobiologist, draws examples from neurobiology, psychology, and ethology (behavioral evolution). The result is a work that overcomes many of the misconceptions that have hindered the rich contributions the biological sciences have to offer concerning the evolution of human society, behavior, and sense of identity. Among the key topics addressed are the nature of biological explanation, the relationship between genes and behavior, those aspects of behavior most likely to respond to natural selection, the relationship between evolution and learning, and some probable modes of interaction between cultural and biological evolution. By re-examining the role of biological explanation in the domain of social development, the author has significantly advanced a more well-rounded view of human evolution and shed new light on the perennial question of what it means to be human. His book will appeal to biologists, social scientists, traditional humanists, and interested general readers.

Author : Napoleon A. Chagnon,William Irons
Publisher : Brooks/Cole
Page : 648 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Social Science
ISBN : UOM:39015000347735

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Evolutionary Biology and Human Social Behavior by Napoleon A. Chagnon,William Irons Pdf

Author : Burton A. Weiss
Publisher : Universal-Publishers
Page : 143 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2018-06-30
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781627342421

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Natural Behavior by Burton A. Weiss Pdf

Natural Behavior provides seminal insights into the evolution of animal and human behavior for enthusiasts of Comparative Psychology and Behavioral Biology. Evolution and the behavior of the animal kingdom are discussed with new concepts on science, learning and instinct, and population phenomena. Hominization, interaction with Neanderthals, how the brain evolved, and the impact on the World are described with new views. The origin of our scientific concepts and the trend away from the egocentric position, placing humans at the center of the universe, is considered, along with the status of religion and how the fit with science is positive. This volume carefully explains evolution and the central role of behavior in natural selection. The range of animal behavior from single cells to people is covered, as are, topics like European settling of the New World first, and the effects of humans on the planet.