
Origins of Human Socialization
Donald W. Pfaff(Author)
Academic Press
Published on 11. November 2020
Book
Paperback/Softback
284 pages
978-0-323-85861-8 (ISBN)
Description
Origins of Human Socialization introduces a new concept on the origins of basic human instinct. The book combines the three disciplinary approaches, including neuroscience, paleoanthropology and developmental psychology as an intertwined foundation for prosocial behavior. It argues that humans have the basic brain mechanisms for prosocial activity, offering new insights into more sophisticated social behavior. It also examines both visual and auditory systems in both humans and animals to explain the evolution of social interactions. Written by world-renowned researcher Dr. Donald Pfaff, this book is the first to explore why we have basic social instinct and how it works.
For centuries, researchers have argued over the foundations of human behavior in society. Anthropologists point to transitions from hunter/gathers to urban dwellers leading to human domestication. Developmental psychologists highlight social competences in babies. Neuroscientists focus on specific genetic and neurochemical mechanisms that attribute to social behavior. This book brings all of these important areas together in an interdisciplinary approach that helps readers understand how they are linked.
For centuries, researchers have argued over the foundations of human behavior in society. Anthropologists point to transitions from hunter/gathers to urban dwellers leading to human domestication. Developmental psychologists highlight social competences in babies. Neuroscientists focus on specific genetic and neurochemical mechanisms that attribute to social behavior. This book brings all of these important areas together in an interdisciplinary approach that helps readers understand how they are linked.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Elsevier Science & Technology
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Researchers in social neuroscience, social psychology, and evolutionary biology
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
385 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-323-85861-8 (9780323858618)
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Donald W. Pfaff
Origins of Human Socialization
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Donald W. Pfaff heads the Laboratory of Neurobiology and Behavior at The Rockefeller University. He received his scientific training at Harvard College and MIT. He is a Member of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences and a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Pfaff's laboratory focuses on steroid hormones and brain function, genes influencing neuronal functions, and generalized CNS arousal. He is the author or coauthor of over 10 books and more than 900 research publications.
Author
Laboratory of Neurobiology and Behavior, Rockefeller University, New York, USA
Content
1. Background: Evolution2. Babies' development 3. The basic vertebrate social brain - Fish4. Elemental social behaviors5. Visual add-ons during vertebrate evolution6. Auditory add-ons during vertebrate evolution7. Psychological approaches8. Social behavior at its best: Altruism9. Failure to approach, autism10. Loss11. Genetics and epigenetics12. Wrap-up and outlook