Nonverbal communication : where nature meets culture / edited by Ullica Segerstrale, Peter Molnar.
Contributor(s): Segerstråle, Ullica Christina Olofsdotter
| Molnár, P.
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BookPublisher: Mahwah, N.J. : Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 1997Description: viii, 309 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. + hbk.ISBN: 0805821791 .Subject(s): Body language | Nonverbal communication | Psychology, ComparativeDDC classification: 153.69 | Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
The search for the biological foundations of human culture inevitably leads to nonverbal communication. Superficial intuition suggests that nonverbal communication is a sine qua non for the evolution of sociality. Without it, the diversity and sophistication of today's social systems would be unimaginable. However, there is the opposite hypothesis that the evolution of nonverbal communication may in part be the result of our being thoroughly social entities: Our sociality itself may have amplified the evolution of a capacity we share with other primates but have developed to a degree unequaled by any other species. Advances in the evolution of nonverbal communication as presented in this volume will certainly contribute to further insights into the intricacies of the biological and the social worlds.
This volume grew out of a conference at the Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Bielefeld, Germany. The conference was organized by a research group working on the overarching theme of "Biological Foundations of Human Culture," so that scholars in such wide-ranging areas as biology, psychology, sociology, anthropology, economics, primatology, history, and philosophy of science could present and discuss recent approaches toward a biologically and sociologically founded understanding of human culture. This pluralistic perspective made it possible to bring the diverse disciplinary approaches into fruitful dialogue.
Chiefly papers presented at a conference held at the Center for Interdisciplinary Research (ZiF), Bielefeld, Germany, March 1992.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Part I: New findings on the universality of human nonverbal communication -- Part II: Development of emotions in a social and cultural context -- Part III: The social role of nonverbal communication and emotions: evolutionary inferences -- Part IV: Nonverbal communication as a mediator between nature and culture.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- Preface (p. vii)
- 1 Nonverbal Communication: Crossing the Boundary Between Culture and Nature (p. 1)
- Acknowledgment (p. 17)
- References (p. 17)
- Part I New Findings on the Universality of Human Nonverbal Communication (p. 23)
- References (p. 26)
- 2 Universal Facial Expressions of Emotion: an Old Controversy and New Findings (p. 27)
- Acknowledgments (p. 43)
- References (p. 43)
- 3 Psychophysiological Reactions to Facial Expressions (p. 47)
- Acknowledgment (p. 59)
- References (p. 59)
- 4 Universals in Interpersonal Interactions (p. 61)
- References (p. 78)
- Part II Development of Emotions in A Social and Cultural Context (p. 81)
- References (p. 84)
- 5 Preverbal Communication in Humans and the Genesis of Culture (p. 87)
- References (p. 105)
- 6 Development of Emotions and Their Expression in Task- Oriented Situations in Infants and Preschool Children (p. 109)
- References (p. 127)
- 7 Nonverbal Communication in Nonhuman Primates: Implications for the Emergence of Culture (p. 131)
- References (p. 144)
- Part III The Social Role of Nonverbal Communication and Emotions: Evolutionary Inferences (p. 147)
- References (p. 150)
- 8 Communication Signals of Animals: Contributions of Emotion and Reference (p. 151)
- References (p. 168)
- 9 The Social Function of "Smile" and "Laughter": Variations Across Primate Species and Societies (p. 171)
- Acknowledgments (p. 185)
- References (p. 186)
- 10 Primate Communication and the Ecology of a Language Niche (p. 191)
- References (p. 206)
- Acknowledgment (p. 206)
- 11 The Evolution of Emotions: The Nonverbal Basis of Human Social Organization (p. 211)
- References (p. 223)
- Part IV Nonverbal Communication as A Mediator Between Nature and Culture (p. 225)
- References (p. 228)
- 12 Nonverbal Communication and Culture (p. 229)
- Acknowledgment (p. 242)
- References (p. 242)
- 13 Posture as an Interface Between Biology and Culture (p. 245)
- References (p. 261)
- 14 Sign Language and Gestures in Medieval Europe: Monasteries, Courts of Justice, and Society (p. 263)
- References (p. 272)
- 15 Nonverbal Communication and the Emergence of Moral Sentiments (p. 275)
- References (p. 292)
- List of Authors (p. 293)
- Author Index (p. 295)
- Subject Index (p. 303)