Tribe Mentality

The Highs and Lows of the Social Brain
1. Auflage 2027
ISBN: 978-1-041-36843-4
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 230 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm

Humans have traditionally been defined as rational, thinking beings, and the common name we have given ourselves proudly proclaims this: “sapiens.” But just as distinctive as our undeniable intellectual sophistication is our social nature—the deep need for community and belonging that continually drives us to seek contact and identification with our fellow humans. Our mind is both individual and collective, particular and tribal. And that collective nature can lead us to unity as well as to struggle and conflict.
This book presents, in a manner that is both accessible and rigorous, the advances that psychology, neuroscience, and the social sciences have made in understanding that essential trait of human nature: sociability. Throughout its pages, it addresses topics such as the forms of human attachment, social identity, and the psychological roots of intergroup conflicts, empathy, collective emotions, and the neurobiology of social bonds.
The final chapters show us how understanding our social mind can help us better comprehend pressing contemporary issues, such as political polarization, waves of collective outrage, and the spread of irrational beliefs and fake news in the digital environment.

Zielgruppe

General and Professional Practice & Development

Autoren/Hrsg.

Aguado, Luis

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Management Unternehmensführung
• Rechtswissenschaften Recht, Rechtswissenschaft Allgemein Rechtssoziologie, Rechtspsychologie, Rechtslinguistik
• Rechtswissenschaften Berufs- und Gebührenrecht freie Berufe Rechtsanwälte und Notare
• Rechtswissenschaften Arbeitsrecht Antidiskriminierung (AGG), Gleichbehandlung
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Rechtssoziologie
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftswissenschaften: Berufe, Ausbildung, Karriereplanung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part I: Human Connection. Chapter 1. Why Do We Like to Be Together? Chapter 2. From the Personal to the Collective: Varieties of Human Attachment. Part II: Us and Them. Chapter 3. Social Identity and the Construction of the Other. Chapter 4. The Psychology of First Impression. Chapter 5. Judging Others: From Prejudice to Dehumanization. Part III: The Tools of the Social Brain. Chapter 6. Hormones, Love, and Trust. Chapter 7. Mind Connections: From Empathy to Brain Synchronization. Chapter 8. Feeling in Unison: The Mechanisms of Shared Emotion. Part IV: Seeds of Discord. Chapter 9. Morality, Conflict, and Outrage. Chapter 10. Why Politics Is a Hot Topic. Chapter 11. Motivated Irrationality: How to Build a World Tailored to Your Needs. Chapter 12. The Psychology of Fake News. Epilogue.

Über Autor(innen)

Luis Aguado is Professor of Psychology at the Complutense University of Madrid, Spain. His research has focused on the cognitive and neural foundations of learning and emotion. He is the author in Spanish of Emotion, Affection, and Motivation (2018, second edition) and When the Mind Met Its Brain (2019).