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Tuschman, Avi, 1979-
Subjects
Personality and politics.
Personality.
Altruism.
Reciprocity.
Social psychology
Human evolution -- Psychological aspects.
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Tuschman, Avi, 1979-
Personality and politics.
Personality.
Altruism.
Reciprocity.
Social psychology
Human evolution -- Psychological aspects.
MARC Display
Our
political
nature
: the
evolutionary
origins
of
what
divides
us
/ Avi Tuschman.
by
Tuschman, Avi, 1979-
Prometheus Books, 2013.
Call #:
320.019 H945o
Subjects
Personality and politics.
Personality.
Altruism.
Reciprocity.
Social psychology
Human evolution -- Psychological aspects.
ISBN:
9781616148232 (hc.)
1616148233 (hc.)
Description:
543 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Introduction: Searching for the origin of
political
identity -- The Burning Man of Tunisia -- The Universal
Political
Animal --
What
Economics Can and Cannot Predict -- The Invention of the
Political
Litmus Test -- Unearthing the Three Roots of
Political
Orientation -- Part One: Tribalism on the
political
spectrum -- Ethnocentrism vs. Xenophilia -- Religiosity vs. Secularism -- Attitudes toward Sexuality, Homosexuality, and Gender Roles -- Part Two: The biology of tribalism -- When Outbreeding Is Fit and Inbreeding Isn't -- When Inbreeding Is Fit and Outbreeding Isn't -- How Optimal Mating Happens -- Why Gender Inequality and Fertility Change across Human History -- The Biology of War and Genocide -- Part Three: Do we live in a just world? -- Attitudes toward inequality and authority in society -- Attitudes toward inequality and authority within the family -- Part Four: The biology of family conflict -- Why sibling conflict occurs and polarizes
political
personalities -- Part Five: Are people by
nature
cooperative or competitive? -- Sages through the Ages -- Do Perceptions of Human
Nature
Change as We Age? -- Part Six: Illumination
our
true human
nature
-- The Conservative Altruism: Kin Selection -- The Liberal Altruism: Reciprocity -- Altruism across the Lifespan: The Neurological Development of Cynicism -- The Altruism That Isn't: Self-Deception among People and Politicians -- The Enigmatic Altruism of Heroic Rescuers.
Summary:
"The first book to tell the natural history of
political
orientations.
Our
Political
Nature
is the first book to reveal the hidden roots of
our
most deeply held moral values. It shows how
political
orientations across space and time arise from three clusters of measurable personality traits. These clusters entail opposing attitudes toward tribalism, inequality, and differing perceptions of human
nature
. Together, these traits are by far the most powerful cause of left-right voting, even leading people to regularly vote against their economic interests. As this book explains,
our
political
personalities also influence
our
likely choice of a mate, and shape society's larger reproductive patterns. Most importantly of all, it tells the
evolutionary
stories of these crucial personality traits, which stem from epic biological conflicts. Based on dozens of exciting new insights from primatology, genetics, neuroscience, and anthropology, this groundbreaking work brings core concepts to life through current news stories and personalities. For instance, readers will meet Glenn Beck and Hugo Chavez and come to understand the underlying
evolutionary
forces they represent. By blending serious research with relevant contemporary examples,
Our
Political
Nature
casts important light onto the ideological clashes that so dangerously divide and imperil
our
world today"--Provided by publisher.
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