Living Walden Two : B.F. Skinner's behaviorist utopia and experimental communities /

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Kuhlmann, Hilke, 1969-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2005]
Subjects:
Skinner, B. F. > (Burrhus Frederic), > 1904-1990. > Walden Two.
Utopias > United States.
Behavior modification > United States.
Communal living > United States.
Utopies > États-Unis.
Modification du comportement > États-Unis.
Communes (Contre-culture) > États-Unis.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology > General.
Behavior modification
Communal living
Utopias
United States
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Walden Two : a behaviorist utopia
  • Behavioral psychology and the design of society
  • Skinner's utopian vision and the issue of control
  • The road not taken : Skinner, experimental communalism, and token economies
  • Sunflower House
  • Lake Village
  • Walden Three
  • The early days of Twin Oaks Community
  • The planner manager system
  • The communal child care program
  • The labor credit system
  • The appeal of the labor credit system for the communities
  • Movement, or, What communards meant when they said Walden Two
  • Why people leave
  • Mexican contexts
  • Education
  • The economic structure
  • Leadership and decision-making
  • Behaviorism as religion.

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