Games Primates Play : : an Undercover Investigation of the Evolution and Economics of Human Relationships
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Dilemmas in the elevator -- The obsession with dominance -- We are all Mafiosi -- Climbing the ladder -- Cooperate in the spotlight, compete in the dark -- The economics and evolutionary biology of love -- Testing the bond -- Shopping for partners in the biological market -- The evolution of human social behavior.
A primatologist examines unspoken social customs, from jilting a lover to being competitive on the job, to explain how behavioral complexities are linked to humans' primate heritage.
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PUBLISHED
New York : Basic Books, c2012.
Year Published: 2012
Description: xviii, 302 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9780465020782
046502078X
SUBJECTS
Interpersonal relations.
Behavior evolution.
Primates -- Behavior.
Dominance (Psychology)
Control (Psychology)