Título: WEIRDest People in the World
Autor: Joseph Henrich
Sinopse: A New York Times Notable Book of 2020
A Bloomberg Best Non-Fiction Book of 2020
A Behavioral Scientist Notable Book of 2020
A Human Behavior & Evolution Society Must-Read Popular Evolution Book of 2020
A bold, epic account of how the co-evolution of psychology and culture created the peculiar Western mind that has profoundly shaped the modern world.
Perhaps you are WEIRD: raised in a society that is Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, and Democratic. If so, you’re rather psychologically peculiar.
Unlike much of the world today, and most people who have ever lived, WEIRD people are highly individualistic, self-obsessed, control-oriented, nonconformist, and analytical. They focus on themselves―their attributes, accomplishments, and aspirations―over their relationships and social roles. How did WEIRD populations become so psychologically distinct? What role did these psychological differences play in the industrial revolution and the global expansion of Europe during the last few centuries?
In The WEIRDest People in the World, Joseph Henrich draws on cutting-edge research in anthropology, psychology, economics, and evolutionary biology to explore these questions and more. He illuminates the origins and evolution of family structures, marriage, and religion, and the profound impact these cultural transformations had on human psychology. Mapping these shifts through ancient history and late antiquity, Henrich reveals that the most fundamental institutions of kinship and marriage changed dramatically under pressure from the Roman Catholic Church. It was these changes that gave rise to the WEIRD psychology that would coevolve with impersonal markets, occupational specialization, and free competition―laying the foundation for the modern world.
Provocative and engaging in both its broad scope and its surprising details, The WEIRDest People in the World explores how culture, institutions, and psychology shape one another, and explains what this means for both our most personal sense of who we are as individuals and also the large-scale social, political, and economic forces that drive human history.
Includes black-and-white illustrations.
Contexto da obra
Como livro em inglês, esta obra costuma ganhar também uma camada própria de interesse editorial e linguístico. “WEIRDest People in the World”, de Joseph Henrich, publicado pela editora Picador Paper, em 2021 e com 704 páginas, integra a categoria Livros em Inglês. Por isso, o interesse da obra tende a se ampliar quando o leitor considera também a relação com a língua em que ela circula.
Editora: Picador Paper
Páginas: 704
Ano: 2021-10-05
Edição:
Linguagem: en
ISBN: 1250800072
ISBN13: 9781250800077
Sobre a editora
Os livros da editora Picador Paper trazem narrativas que exploram profundamente a complexidade humana, muitas vezes atravessando temas históricos, sociais e pessoais com densidade e sensibilidade. A experiência de leitura costuma envolver personagens que enfrentam dilemas morais e transformações internas, em cenários que vão desde conflitos bélicos até pequenas comunidades marcadas por segredos e tensões. O ritmo varia entre a tensão crescente e momentos de reflexão, com uma linguagem que pode ser tanto lírica quanto direta, dependendo da obra. O catálogo apresenta tanto relatos ficcionais quanto biografias e ensaios, sugerindo uma preferência por textos que dialogam com questões contemporâneas e históricas, sem abrir mão da profundidade emocional.
