Hans Kummer: 2 books
Primate Societies
Group Techniques of Ecological Adaptation
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2017
In this book, Hans Kummer, one of the world's leading primate ethologists, examines the patterns of social interaction among primates. He examines this social behavior from the fundamentally biological viewpoint of evolutionary adaptation as part of the survival mechanisms for the species. Recognizing...
Private Pleasure, Public Plight
Urban Development, Suburban Sprawl, and the Decline of Community
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2018
This is a social and cultural analysis of community life in metropolitan areas of three nations--the United States, Sweden, and England. The author focuses on how environment and culture interact to shape human behavior. Despite their many similarities, the three societies offer remarkably contrasting...