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On the Origins of Human Emotions: A Sociological Inquiry into the Evolution of Human Affect

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Description for On the Origins of Human Emotions: A Sociological Inquiry into the Evolution of Human Affect Paperback. Language and culture are often seen as unique characteristics of human beings. This work examines the neurological evolution of our emotional repertoire and implications for current social behaviour and argues that our ability to use a wide array of emotions evolved long before spoken language. Num Pages: 208 pages, 13 line diagrams 1 half-tone 8 tables. BIC Classification: CFA; JFC; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 17. Weight in Grams: 320.

Language and culture are often seen as unique characteristics of human beings. In this book the author argues that our ability to use a wide array of emotions evolved long before spoken language and, in fact, constituted a preadaptation for the speech and culture that developed among later hominids. Long before humans could speak with words, they communicated through body language their emotional dispositions; and it is the neurological wiring of the brain for these emotional languages that represented the key evolutionary breakthrough for our species.

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The challenge for natural selection was to enhance traits in the species that would foster the social ties necessary for survival in the new environment. The author suggests that the result was a development of certain areas of the primate brain that encouraged strong emotional ties, allowing our ancestors to build higher levels of social solidarity. Our basic neurological wiring continues to reflect this adaptive development. From a sociological perspective that is informed by evolutionary biology, primatology, and neurology, the book examines the current neurological bases of our emotional repertoire and their implications for our social actions.

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
Palo Alto, United States
ISBN
9780804737203
SKU
V9780804737203
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99-50

About Jonathan H. Turner
Jonathan H. Turner is Distinguished Professor of Sociology at the University of California, Riverside. He is the author of more than twenty books.

Reviews for On the Origins of Human Emotions: A Sociological Inquiry into the Evolution of Human Affect
“Turner’s thesis—the primacy of biologically based emotions as the foundation of human social bonding—is intellectually stimulating, and scholars in many fields not only in the social sciences but also in biology and the humanities, will want to read this book. . . . The writing style is clear and engaging.” —Larry Arnhart, Northern Illinois University

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