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The moral molecule : the source of love and prosperity / Paul J. Zak.

Van Pelt Library HM1033 .Z353 2012
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Zak, Paul J.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Social psychology.
Human behavior.
Physical Description:
xix, 235 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Place of Publication:
New York : Dutton, [2012]
Summary:
A founding neuroeconomics researcher identifies the role of oxytocin in shaping human behavior and relationships, tracing his work throughout the world to explain what his findings reveal about the origins of basic human qualities.
Contents:
The trust game : from short cons to the wealth of nations
Lobsters in love : the evolution of trust
Feeling oxytocin : the circuit that brings us home
Bad boys : the complications of gender
The disconnected : victims of abuse, bad genes, and bad ideas
Where sex touches religion : stepping outside the self
Moral markets : liquid trust and why greed isn't good
A long and happy life : mimes creating bottom-up democracy.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780525952817
0525952810
OCLC:
751249365

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