The WEIRDest people in the world : how the West became psychologically peculiar and particularly prosperous
Title:
The WEIRDest people in the world : how the West became psychologically peculiar and particularly prosperous
Author:
Henrich, Joseph Patrick, author.
ISBN:
9780374173227
Personal Author:
Edition:
First edition.
Physical Description:
xvii, 680 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
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.
Abstract:
"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.
