Themes in the Social Sciences Ser.: Individuals, Relationships and Culture : Links between Ethology and the Social Sciences by Robert A. Hinde (1987, Hardcover)
Both biologists and social scientists have much to say about human behaviour. Yet attempts to combine their approaches to provide a deeper understanding of human nature have not so far been generally successful. First published in 1987, this book offered an original way of bridging the gap between them. The key to bringing the two approaches together is, Professor Hinde suggests, to recognise crucial distinctions between levels of social complexity (individuals, interactions, relationships and groups), whilst at the same time bearing in mind that all are processes in dialectical relations with each other and with the socio-cultural structure of institutions, beliefs, values, norms and so on. Professor Hinde argues that principles derived from ethology are essential for understanding some aspects of behaviour at the lower levels of social complexity, but have severe limitations at higher ones. This innovative approach will interest research workers, lecturers and students of psychology, biology, anthropology and sociology, as well as other readers seeking a comprehensive understanding of the nature of human social behaviour.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
ISBN-10
0521343593
ISBN-13
9780521343596
eBay Product ID (ePID)
968106
Product Key Features
Author
Robert A. Hinde
Publication Name
Individuals, Relationships and Culture : Links between Ethology and the Social Sciences
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Series
Themes in the Social Sciences Ser.
Publication Year
1987
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
224 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9in
Item Height
0.7in
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
15.9 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Hm106 .H55 1987
Table of Content
Preface; 1. The biological perspective; 2. The relationships perspective; 3. The study of immediate causation - some implications of a relationships approach; 4. Development - organism and environment; 5. Development - the individual and relationships; 6. Universal individual characteristics; 7. Interindividual relationships; 8. The dialectics with higher levels; 9. How far is the concept of adaptedness useful at the higher levels?; Epilogue; Bibliography; Indices.