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Humans are complex social beings. To understand human behaviour, an integrated perspective is required - one which considers both what we regularly do (our personality traits) and what motivates us (our values). Personality, Values, Culture uses an evolutionary perspective to look at the similaritie...
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Cambridge University Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Cambridge, United Kingdom : |
| Publication Dates: | 2018. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Culture and psychology
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| Summary: |
Humans are complex social beings. To understand human behaviour, an integrated perspective is required - one which considers both what we regularly do (our personality traits) and what motivates us (our values). Personality, Values, Culture uses an evolutionary perspective to look at the similarities and differences in personality and values across modern societies. Integrating research on personality and human values into a functional framework that highlights their underlying compatibilities (driven by shared genetic and brain mechanisms), Fischer describes how personality is shaped by the |
| Carrier Form: | x, 270 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-255) and index. |
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9781107087156 1107087155 |
| Index Number: | GN504 |
| CLC: | C955 |
| Call Number: | C955/F529 |
| Contents: | 1. Intoduction: the quest to understand the person -- 2. Everything is change: a primer to evolution -- 3. The big five personality traits and human values -- 4. Examining the common structure of traits and values -- 5. Explaining personality structures: the relative importance of genetic and cultural differences in values and traits -- 6. Searching for the underlying mechanisms in the brain and the situation -- 7. Is the personality world two-dimensional?: The (in)stability of the trait-value structure across cultures -- 8. Understanding structural variation: resources, threats, and the pow |