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The WEIRDest people in the world : how the West became psychologically peculiar and particularly prosperous / Joseph Henrich.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780374173227
- ISBN: 0374173222
- Physical Description: xvii, 680 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2020.
- Copyright: ©2020
Content descriptions
| General Note: | The author uses WEIRD to denote a society that is Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, and Democratic. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | 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. |
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| Subject: | Cognitive psychology. Developmental psychology. Social interaction. Human evolution. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Kenton County.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erlanger Branch | 153 H518w 2020 (Text) | 33126024309381 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
"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"-- - Baker & Taylor
An anthropologist investigates WEIRD (Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich and Democratic) people and their peculiar traits, like being highly individualistic, self-obsessed, control-oriented, nonconformist and analytical, that have impacted cultural transformations and profoundly shaped the modern world. 40,000 first printing. Illustrations. - McMillan Palgrave
A New York Times Notable Book of 2020
A Bloomberg Best Non-Fiction Book of 2020
A Behavioral Scientist Notable Book of 2020
A Human Behavior & Evolution Society Must-Read Popular Evolution Book of 2020
A bold, epic account of how the co-evolution of psychology and culture created the peculiar Western mind that has profoundly shaped the modern world.
Perhaps you are WEIRD: raised in a society that is Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, and Democratic. If so, youâre rather psychologically peculiar.
Unlike much of the world today, and most people who have ever lived, WEIRD people are highly individualistic, self-obsessed, control-oriented, nonconformist, and analytical. They focus on themselvesâtheir attributes, accomplishments, and aspirationsâover their relationships and social roles. How did WEIRD populations become so psychologically distinct? What role did these psychological differences play in the industrial revolution and the global expansion of Europe during the last few centuries?
In The WEIRDest People in the World, Joseph Henrich draws on cutting-edge research in anthropology, psychology, economics, and evolutionary biology to explore these questions and more. He illuminates the origins and evolution of family structures, marriage, and religion, and the profound impact these cultural transformations had on human psychology. Mapping these shifts through ancient history and late antiquity, Henrich reveals that the most fundamental institutions of kinship and marriage changed dramatically under pressure from the Roman Catholic Church. It was these changes that gave rise to the WEIRD psychology that would coevolve with impersonal markets, occupational specialization, and free competitionâlaying the foundation for the modern world.
Provocative and engaging in both its broad scope and its surprising details, The WEIRDest People in the World explores how culture, institutions, and psychology shape one another, and explains what this means for both our most personal sense of who we are as individuals and also the large-scale social, political, and economic forces that drive human history.
Includes black-and-white illustrations.