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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Henry Holt & Co
Publication date
May 1, 2003
Binding
Paperback
Edition
Reprint
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780805072891
ISBN-10
0805072896
Dimensions
1 by 5.75 by 8.75 in.
Weight
0.90 lbs.
Availability§
Out of Print
Original list price
$16.00
§As reported by publisher
Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description:
âA tour de force . . . The Tending Instinct elevates womenâs natural strengths in caregiving and befriending to a long-deserved prominence in society. A crucial message for us all.â âDaniel Goleman, author of Emotional Intelligence
For generations, scientists have taught us about the âfight or flightâ response to stress. But is this instinct universal? Renowned psychologist Shelley E. Taylor explains that âfight or flightâ may only be half the story. Humansâparticularly femalesâare hardwired to respond to stress differently. As Taylor deftly points out in this eye-opening work, the âtend and befriendâ response is among the most vital ingredient of human social life.
Ranging widely over biology, evolutionary psychology, physiology, and neuroscience, Taylor examines the biological imperative that drives women to seek each otherâs company, and to tend to the young and the infirm, bestowing great benefits to the group but often at great cost to themselves. This tending process begins virtually at the moment of conception, and literally crafts the biology of offspring through genes that rely on caregiving for their expression.
In the tradition of groundbreaking books about the science of human nature such as Daniel Golemanâs Emotional Intelligence and Steven Pinkerâs The Language Instinct, Taylorâs book will change forever the way we talk and think about ourselves.
For generations, scientists have taught us about the âfight or flightâ response to stress. But is this instinct universal? Renowned psychologist Shelley E. Taylor explains that âfight or flightâ may only be half the story. Humansâparticularly femalesâare hardwired to respond to stress differently. As Taylor deftly points out in this eye-opening work, the âtend and befriendâ response is among the most vital ingredient of human social life.
Ranging widely over biology, evolutionary psychology, physiology, and neuroscience, Taylor examines the biological imperative that drives women to seek each otherâs company, and to tend to the young and the infirm, bestowing great benefits to the group but often at great cost to themselves. This tending process begins virtually at the moment of conception, and literally crafts the biology of offspring through genes that rely on caregiving for their expression.
In the tradition of groundbreaking books about the science of human nature such as Daniel Golemanâs Emotional Intelligence and Steven Pinkerâs The Language Instinct, Taylorâs book will change forever the way we talk and think about ourselves.
Editions
Hardcover
1 edition from Times Books (May 1, 2002)
9780805068375 | details & prices | 290 pages | 6.50 × 9.50 × 1.00 in. | 1.35 lbs | List price $25.00
About: Explores psychology, genetics, evolutionary biology, and neuroscience to explain the tending instinct--the urge to give and receive support from the social group.
About: Explores psychology, genetics, evolutionary biology, and neuroscience to explain the tending instinct--the urge to give and receive support from the social group.
Paperback
The price comparison is for this edition
Reprint edition from Henry Holt & Co (May 1, 2003)
9780805072891 | details & prices | 5.75 × 8.75 × 1.00 in. | 0.90 lbs | List price $16.00
About: âA tour de force .
About: âA tour de force .
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