Mind of a Man: Why We Strive for Status. Geoffrey Cowley and others.
by Cowley, Geoffrey; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2004Article 31Health. Publisher: Newsweek, 2003ISSN: 1522-323X;.Subject(s): Communication -- Psychological aspects | Control (Psychology) | Depression -- Mental | Interpersonal communication | Men -- Attitudes | Men -- Psychology | Sex differences | Social statusDDC classification: 050 Summary: "We may talk of equality and fraternity. We may strive for classless societies. But we go right on building hierarchies, and jockeying for status within them. Can we abandon the tendency? Probably not. For as scientists are now discovering, status seeking is not just a habit or a cultural tradition. It's a design feature of the male psyche--a biological drive that is rooted in the nervous system and regulated by hormones and brain chemicals." (NEWSWEEK) This article studies the biological roots behind men's drive for dominance.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2004.
Originally Published: Mind of a Man: Why We Strive for Status, June 16, 2003; pp. 66+.
"We may talk of equality and fraternity. We may strive for classless societies. But we go right on building hierarchies, and jockeying for status within them. Can we abandon the tendency? Probably not. For as scientists are now discovering, status seeking is not just a habit or a cultural tradition. It's a design feature of the male psyche--a biological drive that is rooted in the nervous system and regulated by hormones and brain chemicals." (NEWSWEEK) This article studies the biological roots behind men's drive for dominance.
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