Primate Behaviour - Information, Social Knowledge, and the Evolution of Culture

Klappentext This book is about he social life of monkeys! apes and humans. The central theme is the importance of social information and knowledge to a full understanding of primate social behavior and organization. Using this perspective! the authors seek to demonstrate a continually between human and non-human society that is often not recognized elsewhere in the literature. Zusammenfassung This book is about the social life of monkeys! apes and humans. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction; 2. The contexts of behaviour; 3. Emphasizing individual benefits: blind strategies; 4. Emphasizing individual benefits: tactical decisions; 5. Cognition; 6. Social cognition; 7. Intentionalist interpretations of behaviour; 8. Kinship in the social domain; 9. Kinship and marriage; 10. The constraints of culture; 11. Language and its social implications; References; Index.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Duane Quiatt, Duane (University of Colorado) Reynolds Quiatt, Duane Reynolds Quiatt, Vernon Reynolds
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 27.01.1995
• EAN: 9780521498326
• ISBN: 978-0-521-49832-6
• Pagine: 332
• Serie: Cambridge Studies in Biologica
• Categorie: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Biologia; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Etnologia > Etnologia