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     Masularex Junior Artist Username: Masularex Post Number: 916 Registered: 05-2010 Posted From: 210.18.154.201 Rating: N/A |
http://www.sulloway.org/borntorebel.html http://www.sulloway.org/Holcomb.pdf | ||
| Masularex Junior Artist Username: Masularex Post Number: 915 Registered: 05-2010 Posted From: 210.18.154.201 Rating: N/A |
book: born to rebel; author: Frank J. Sulloway quote:" Why are individuals from the same family often no more similar in personality than those from different families? Why, within the same family, do some children conform to authority, whereas others rebel? The family, it turns out, is not a "shared environment" but rather a set of niches that provide siblings with different outlooks. Most persuasively, Sulloway's findings offer conclusive evidence that the family, with its powerful interpersonal dynamics, is a cauldron for the great revolutionary advances that drive historical change. Through his analysis of revolutions in science and social thought, from the Reformation to Darwin's theory of natural selection, Sulloway demonstrates that the primary engine of history is located within families, not between them, as Marx believed. Ultimate causes include adaptive tendencies that have evolved by natural selection. Proximate causes comprise influences operating during the lifetime of the organism and encompass biological as well as environmental factors, which almost always interact with one another. has anyone read this book? It created quite a stir when it was released... I could not find a hard copy in hyderabad. few chapters are available on net. my interest in this book is partially ego massaging, and more to do with my curiosity about personality development in individuals and disparities. what are your views? } |
