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Grooming, Gossip, And the Evolution of Language

Grooming, Gossip, And the Evolution of LanguageDunbar, Robin

Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press c1996.

KNIGHT REFERENCE GN281.4. D85 1996

Also available online: http://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog/DUNGRO.html

What's the Grooming, Gossip, And the Evolution of Language good for?


 * Getting the big picture of why language was created


 * Gaining a psychological view of what holds humans together

What's the deal with online access?

Online access to the Grooming, Gossip, And the Evolution of Language is at:

http://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog/DUNGRO.html


 * Online content can be easily accessed by everyone.


 * All the material in the print version is available in the online version.


 * You can access what other people are saying about this book by a link to its feeback.

Anything else I should know?

The bibliography lists key works by Dunbar and other psychologists, which is helpful to someone who would like to further research the topic of gossip.

Final analysis:

An essential guide for understanding gossip and how its evolution has changed within time according to human needs.