Status. Why do we unite, compete, and destroy each other?
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Prestigious education. Dear cars and hours. Sports Cups. International scientific awards. Office on the 50th floor. The position of the moral light. What do these things have in common? All of them symbolize the status, and without it we cannot imagine our existence. Moreover, without an understanding of his nature, we do not understand and the life itself.
"Status" is the most ambitious book of the British writer and journalist, the author of the bestseller "Selfie" Willie Storra, revealing how the desire for success formed humanity. Based on the achievements of neurobiologists, anthropologists and psychologists, the author shows that it was we who inherited from our ancestors-Primates, how modern society became the battlefield for status and what needs to be done in order to succeed in the game. Everywhere - from the rituals of micronzian tribes to the psychology of serial killers, from the typical mistakes of the leaders of corporations to the abolition culture - Storr finds signs of status games, brilliantly analyzes them and explains why everything should benefit from real victories in this game
"Status" is the most ambitious book of the British writer and journalist, the author of the bestseller "Selfie" Willie Storra, revealing how the desire for success formed humanity. Based on the achievements of neurobiologists, anthropologists and psychologists, the author shows that it was we who inherited from our ancestors-Primates, how modern society became the battlefield for status and what needs to be done in order to succeed in the game. Everywhere - from the rituals of micronzian tribes to the psychology of serial killers, from the typical mistakes of the leaders of corporations to the abolition culture - Storr finds signs of status games, brilliantly analyzes them and explains why everything should benefit from real victories in this game
Author:
Author:Storr Will
Cover:
Cover:Soft
Category:
- Category:Politics & Social Science
- Category:Psychology
- Category:Reference books
Publication language:
Publication Language:Russian
Paper:
Paper:Offset
Age restrictions:
Age restrictions:18+
ISBN:
ISBN:978-5-6047190-0-8
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