Sarah Blaffer Hrdy
Mothers and Others: The Evolutionary Origins of Mutual Understanding
- ISBN 13:
- 9780674060326
- author:
- Sarah Blaffer Hrdy
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Harvard University Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2011
- Pages:
- 432
- Dimensions:
- 15.75 x 2.54 x 23.37 centimetres
- Genre:
- Nonfiction, Psychology, Developmental,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
A groundbreaking exploration of human emotional evolution, Mothers and Others reveals how our capacity for understanding others originated in the unique form of childrearing that developed over a million years ago. In this thought-provoking work, Sarah Hrdy argues that the complexity of human childhood, with its reliance on multiple caregivers, is the key to unlocking our ability to engage with each other. By examining the ways in which primates care for their young, Hrdy sheds new light on the evolution of human emotions and social behaviour. Through a wide-ranging and engaging narrative, Hrdy shows how this early form of childrearing gave our ancestors the first push towards becoming emotionally modern human beings.
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