Grooming, Gossip & the Evolution of Lang - Brossura

Dunbar, Robin

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ISBN 10: 0571173977 ISBN 13: 9780571173976

Casa editrice: Faber & Faber, 2004

Riassunto

Arguing that gossiping is vital to a society, and that there is no such thing as "idle" gossip, this book disputes the assumption that language developed in male-male relationships. The author believes that, on the contrary, language evolved among women, and contends that, although men are just as likely to natter as women, women gossip more about other people, thus strengthening the female-female relationships that underpin society.

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L'autore:

Robin Dunbar is currently Professor of Evolutionary Anthropology at Oxford University and a Fellow of Magdalen College. His principal research interest is the evolution of sociality. He was elected a Fellow of the British Academy in 1998. His books include The Trouble with Science, 'an eloquent riposte to the anti-science lobby' (Sunday Times), and Grooming, Gossip and the Evolution of Language. The Human Story was described as 'fizzing with recent research and new theories' in the Sunday Times and 'punchy and provocative' by the New Scientist. How Many Friends Does One Person Need?: Dunbar's Number and Other Evolutionary Quirks was published in 2010.

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• Editore: Faber & Faber
• Data di pubblicazione: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0571173977
• ISBN 13: 9780571173976
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 240