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Strangers in a Strange Land – Humans in an Urbanizing World: 0 (Contemporary Societies Series)
Douglas Massey
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Description for Strangers in a Strange Land – Humans in an Urbanizing World: 0 (Contemporary Societies Series)
paperback. Drawing from evolutionary biology, neuroscience, and sociology, this truly interdisciplinary study explores how the drive to find social connection has shaped the size, structure, and organization of human communities from the Stone Age to the post-industrial present. Series: Contemporary Societies Series. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: JFSG; JP; WZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 143 x 23. Weight in Grams: 438.
Focusing on three central factors—the physical environment, social relations at the micro level, and social organization at the macro level—Professor Massey argues that humans are genetically programmed to be physiologically, psychologically, and socially adapted to life in small groups and to organic natural environments. Despite this, most humans live in dense urban environments. “As biological organisms,” Massey writes, “we are indeed strangers in a strange land.”
Strangers in a Strange Land is part of the Contemporary Societies series.
Focusing on three central factors—the physical environment, social relations at the micro level, and social organization at the macro level—Professor Massey argues that humans are genetically programmed to be physiologically, psychologically, and socially adapted to life in small groups and to organic natural environments. Despite this, most humans live in dense urban environments. “As biological organisms,” Massey writes, “we are indeed strangers in a strange land.”
Strangers in a Strange Land is part of the Contemporary Societies series.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Series
Contemporary Societies Series
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780393927276
SKU
V9780393927276
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About Douglas Massey
Douglas S. Massey (Princeton University) is the author of many books including most recently Return of the “L” Word: A Liberal Vision of the New Century, Beyond Smoke and Mirrors: Mexican Immigration in an Age of Economic Integration, and Source of the River: The Social Origins of Freshmen at America’s Selective Colleges and Universities. His research focuses on international migration, ... Read more
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