The Socializing Instincts: Individual, Family, and Social Bonds

by Andrew L. Cherry Jr.

Overview

This work is an attempt to begin the process of closing the theoretical gap in our knowledge about ourselves, challenging the current thought on human development and behavior. A psychosocial/biological approach is used to explore the influence of instinct on human nature. Models to assess behavior and to develop individual and socially therapeutic interventions are proposed.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780275946265
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	09/30/1994
Series:	Bibliographies and Indexes in Women's
Pages:	224
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.56(d)
Lexile:	1340L (what's this?)

About the Author

ANDREW L. CHERRY is a Professor at the Barry University School of Social Work, Miami. Dr. Cherry is the author of a number of jourbanal articles and books, including Social Bonds and Teen Pregnancy with LaWanda Ravoira (Praeger, 1992).

Table of Contents

Illustrations
Preface
Introduction
Historical Commentary
Bowdlerizing Instinct Theory
The Socializing Instinct
Individual Bonds
Family and Small Group Bonds
Community and Large Group Bonds
Concluding Remarks
References
Index

Editorial Reviews

There is a great deal of credible evidence suggesting that human development and behavior are the result of the interplay of both biology and environment. Cherry (social work, Barry U., Miami) proposes a model of human development and behavior based on the psychosocial biological perspective. He provides historical commentary on instinct and its Bowdlerization, as well as discussion of evolution and instinct theories and different types of social bonds. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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