"Updating Durkheim's classic work of the same title, Jason Manning shows that the causes of suicide worldwide are less psychiatric-depression-than social; that conflicts are more likely to become suicidal when they occur in a context of social closeness and social inferiority"--
"Updating Durkheim's classic work of the same title, Jason Manning shows that the causes of suicide worldwide are less psychiatric-depression-than social; that conflicts are more likely to become suicidal when they occur in a context of social closeness and social inferiority"--
This book provides an up-to-date description of the behavioural biology of dogs. It is written for students of animal behaviour or veterinary medicine at advanced levels and dog owners. This book is divided into 4 parts and 14 chapters. The first part (chapters 1-3) focuses on t…
Written by experts in different areas, this book presents an up-to-date account of the behavioral biology of dogs. Split in 3 parts, the book addresses the specific aspects of behavioral biology. The first part deals with the evolution and development of the dog, whereas the nex…
Group play interventions are used to meet a broad range of developmental needs in children from various backgrounds. This book is for mental health practitioners working with children aged 5 through 12 to help them learn important social skills and self-control strategies such a…
"The discovery of mirror neurons and of a mirror neuron system in the human brain raises the interesting possibility that "mirroring" may constitute novel instances of mental stimulation. It also provides the basis for unique processes such as "mindreading," the ability to make …
The discovery of mirror neurons and of a mirror neuron system in the human brain raises the interesting possibility that 'mirroring' may constitute novel instances of mental simulation. This book discusses the relevance of mirroring neural systems in cognition.
"Do apes share with humans the capacity to acquire qualities not inherent in their nature? Debates within the field of primatology over the last century keep coming back to this fundamental question, which compels us to reexamine our understanding of culture and of the nature-cu…
Focusing on the physiological and behavioral factors that enable a species to live in a harsh seasonal environment, this book places the social biology of marmots in an environmental context. It draws on the results of a forty-year empirical study of the population biology of th…
"Marmot Biology Sociality, Individual Fitness and Population Dynamics"--
"Marmot Biology Sociality, Individual Fitness and Population Dynamics"--
