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Dominance and aggression in humans and other animals : the great game of life /
Dominance and Aggression in Humans and Other Animals: The Great Game of Life examines human nature and the influence of evolution, genetics, chemistry, nurture, and the sociopolitical environment as a way of understanding how and why humans behave in aggressive and dominant ways. The book walks us t...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London, United Kingdom :
Academic Press/Elsevier,
[2017]
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 1. Denning Dominance and Aggression
- Dominance
- Dominance in Biology, Anthropology, and Psychology
- Dominance and Sociality
- Social Dominance
- Dominance in Game Theory
- Dominance in Ecology
- Aggression
- Human Aggression
- Is Aggression Inherited or Learned?
- Origin of Aggression
- Dominance and Aggression
- Benefits and Detriments of Being Dominant
- Dominance in Humans
- 2. Traits of Dominant Animals
- Gregariousness
- Issues Concerning Social Animals
- Burying Beetles
- Social Issues
- Dominance Struggles, Characteristic of All Social Animals?
- The Nature of Social Species
- Relationship to Other Social Species
- Benefits and Detriments of Dominance and Subordinance
- Dominance in Polistes annularis Colonies
- Degrees of Dominance
- Importance of Dominance in Other Animals
- Other Social Traits
- Selfishness (Psychological Egoism)
- Deception
- Human Deception
- Cooperation and Agonistic Behavior.
- Altruism
- Reciprocity
- Territoriality
- Morality
- Immorality and Amorality
- Religious Morals
- Divergence From Moral Behaviors
- Morality and Nonreligious Beliefs
- Redefining Dominance
- Redefining Aggression
- Personality
- 3. The Significance of Comparative Studies
- Attributes Shared With Other Organisms
- Investigations on Other Animals
- 4. Social Nonprimate Animals
- Invertebrates
- Vertebrates
- Reptiles
- 5. From Whence We Came: Primates
- The Rise of Primates and Their Prosimian Beginnings
- Prosimians
- Simians
- 6. The Human Animal
- Where Did Contemporary Humans Come From?
- Humans and the Earth They Live Upon
- Development and Evolution of the Earth
- Life on Earth
- Mutations, Diversification, and Natural Selection
- Rise and Fall of Dominant Forms
- 7. Similarities Between Humans and Other Living Organisms
- Humans as Social Animals
- Fossils and Dating
- Comparing Homologous Structures and Their Chemistry.
- Biogeography
- Population Change
- Basic Biological Fundamentals and Their Origins
- Significance of the Brain
- Development of the Human Brain
- The Animal Becomes Human
- 8. Human Nature
- The Rise of Advanced Hominines
- Mammalian Anatomical Features Found in Primates
- Behavioral Traits Shared With Other Animals
- Anatomical Traits Shared Between Humans and Other Primates
- Distinctly Human Anatomical Traits
- Distinctly Human Behavioral Traits
- Emotions
- Personality
- The Betterment of Humankind
- Humans in a Complex World
- Evolution of Philosophical Thinking in Humans
- Nature Versus Nurture
- Human Behavioral Features
- Variation, the Hallmark of Human Culture
- 9. Alternate Human Behavior
- Mental Illness
- Psychopathic Behavior
- Scale of Evil
- Love
- Respect
- Falling Out of Love
- Stalking
- Tolerance
- Adultery
- Hate and Hatred
- Hatred and Hate Groups
- Who Are Hated?
- Gangs
- Terrorists.
- 10. The Chemical, Physical, and Genetic Nature of Dominance
- Relationship Between Brain Structure and Function
- Anatomical Variations in the Brain
- Genetics and Aggression
- Chemistry and Aggression
- Physical and Congenital Anomalies
- Substance Abuse
- Environmental Factors and Drugs
- Neural Tissue Damage and Modification
- 11. Dominance and Aggression in the Workplace
- Conflict in the Workplace
- The Serial Bully
- Toxic Leaders
- 12. Dominance in Religion
- The Beginnings of Religion
- Theistic Systems
- 13. Dominance in Politics
- The Power of Politics
- Toxic Leadership
- 14. Human Aggression: Killing and Abuse
- Killing
- Fishing
- Overfishing
- Hunting
- Wildlife Exploitation
- The Pet Trade
- 15. Killing Humans
- Abuse to Humans and Other Animals
- Warfare
- Human Warfare
- Origin of Aggressive Behavior in Humans
- 16. Are We Our Own Worst Enemy?
- Changes in Humans and Their Environment
- Language.
- Acquiring Innovative Skills
- Contemporary Humans
- Opening the Can of Worms
- Dominant Life Forms on Earth Through Geological Time
- The Industrial Revolution and Technological Expertise
- Establishing Marine Dead Zones
- Human and Other Animal Body Wastes
- Other Animal-Related Problems
- Global Warming and Climate Change
- Anthropogenic Influences
- 17. Attempts to Save the Natural World
- Worldwide Intergovernmental Organizations
- Regional Organizations
- Worldwide Environmental Protection Groups
- United States Environmental Groups
- Florida's Attempt to Restore Its Natural Environment
- A Need for More Concern
- Love Canal Environmental Disaster
- The Baia Mare Cyanide and Heavy Metal Spill
- The Complex Human
- 18. The Nature of Things
- A Transforming Earth
- What This Book Has Attempted to Do
- Criticism of Science by Antiscience Personalities
- Our Ultimate Fate.