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Mothers and others : the evolutionary origins of mutual understanding / Sarah Blaffer Hrdy
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Mothers and others : the evolutionary origins of mutual understanding / Sarah Blaffer Hrdy

by Sarah Hrdy

This study examines the evolution of human sociality, proposing that cooperative child-rearing was central to the development of empathy. By analysing primate and human behaviour, it explores how shared infant care fostered the emotional capacities of modern humans.

Accession 11757 ISBN 9780674032996 Publisher Belknap
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