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Studying Human Behavior: How Scientists Investigate Aggression and Sexuality
Helen E. Longino
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Description for Studying Human Behavior: How Scientists Investigate Aggression and Sexuality
Hardcover. Deals with the complexities of human behavioral research, a domain still dominated by the age-old debate of "nature versus nurture." The author dissects five approaches to the study of behavior - quantitative behavioral genetics, molecular behavior genetics, developmental psychology, neurophysiology and anatomy, and social/environmental methods. Num Pages: 256 pages, 6 halftones, 3 line drawings, 3 tables. BIC Classification: JMB; JMQ; JMU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. .
In "Studying Human Behavior", Helen E. Longino enters into the complexities of human behavioral research, a domain still dominated by the age-old debate of "nature versus nurture." Rather than supporting one side or another or attempting to replace that dichotomy with a different framework for understanding behavior, Longino focuses on how scientists study it, specifically sexual behavior and aggression, and asks what can be known about human behavior through empirical investigation. She dissects five approaches to the study of behavior - quantitative behavioral genetics, molecular behavior genetics, developmental psychology, neurophysiology and anatomy, and social/environmental methods - highlighting the underlying assumptions ... Read more
In "Studying Human Behavior", Helen E. Longino enters into the complexities of human behavioral research, a domain still dominated by the age-old debate of "nature versus nurture." Rather than supporting one side or another or attempting to replace that dichotomy with a different framework for understanding behavior, Longino focuses on how scientists study it, specifically sexual behavior and aggression, and asks what can be known about human behavior through empirical investigation. She dissects five approaches to the study of behavior - quantitative behavioral genetics, molecular behavior genetics, developmental psychology, neurophysiology and anatomy, and social/environmental methods - highlighting the underlying assumptions ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226492872
SKU
V9780226492872
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99-1
About Helen E. Longino
Helen E. Longino is chair and the Clarence Irving Lewis Professor in the Department of Philosophy at Stanford University. She is the author of Science as Social Knowledge and The Fate of Knowledge.
Reviews for Studying Human Behavior: How Scientists Investigate Aggression and Sexuality
"Helen E. Longino presents many insights about different general methods, assumptions, research goals, and the importance of definitions in researching behavior. I know of no other book that covers such diverse approaches." (Peter Machamer, University of Pittsburgh)"