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UNINA9910974974803321 |
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Autore |
McNamara Patrick <1956-> |
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An evolutionary psychology of leader-follower relations / / Patrick McNamara and David Trumbull |
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New York, : Nova Science Publishers, c2009 |
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[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (139 p.) |
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Leadership - Psychological aspects |
Followership - Psychological aspects |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [117]-121) and index. |
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Intro -- AN EVOLUTIONARY PSYCHOLOGY OFLEADER-FOLLOWER RELATIONS -- CONTENTS -- EVOLUTIONARY PSYCHOLOGY APPROACHES TO THEPHENOMENON OF THE LEADER -- INTRODUCTION -- LEADERSHIP AND COOPERATION -- EFFECTS OF 'GOOD' LEADERS -- THE PRISONER'S DILEMMA (PD) -- REPUTATION AND THE RISE OF THE LEADER -- CHARACTER MATTERS -- ROOTS OF LEADERSHIP IN COSTLY SIGNALS AND RITUAL -- COSTLY SIGNALING THEORY -- LEADERS PUNISH FREE-RIDERS AND ENFORCE THE LAWS -- DYNAMICS OF LEADER-FOLLOWER RELATIONS -- INTRODUCTION -- THE SCIENCE OF EMULATION -- EVOLUTION OF HUMAN SOCIAL LEARNING -- AREAS OF THE BRAIN THAT PARTICIPATEIN EMULATION AND IMITATIVE LEARNING -- SPECIAL ROLE OF EMPATHY -- LEADERSHIP AND SOCIAL INTELLIGENCE -- INTRODUCTION -- COMPLEXITY OF LEADERSHIP -- SOCIAL LEARNING -- EVOLUTION OF SOCIAL LEARNING -- ROOTS OF SOCIAL LEARNING -- EARLY TEACHER/LEADERS AND THEORIGINS OF CHARISMATIC LEADERSHIP -- THE MASTER-DISCIPLE RELATION AS ANEVOLUTIONARILY-STABLE STRATEGY -- RITUAL, COSTLY SIGNALS AND THE IDENTIFICATION OFINDIVIDUALS WITH EXCEPTIONAL CHARACTERISTICS -- LANGUAGE, RHETORIC AND LEADERSHIP -- INTRODUCTION -- LANGUAGE EVOLUTION -- ROLE OF SOCIAL IMITATION INEVOLUTION OF THE PROTO-LANGUAGE -- LANGUAGE USE AND RHETORIC -- RELEVANCE -- RELEVANCE AND ALTRUISM -- RELEVANCE IMPOSES STRUCTURE ON CONVERSATIONS -- THE CO- |
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EVOLUTION OF WAR AND THE DOMINANCESTRATEGY IN LEADERSHIP -- INTRODUCTION -- BIOLOGICAL CORRELATES OF DOMINANCE -- PRESTIGE-ORIENTED VERSUS DOMINANCEORIENTEDSTYLES OF LEADERSHIP -- PRESTIGE VS. DOMINANCE -- PRESTIGE AND THE EVOLUTIONARY ORIGINS OF LEADERSHIP -- LEADERS EMPHASIZING DOMINANCE RATHER THAN PRESTIGE -- LEADERS EMPHASIZING PRESTIGE AT THE EXPENSE OF DOMINANCE -- CICERO VERSUS POMPEY: AN ILLUSTRATION OF THEPRESTIGE AND THE DOMINANCE STYLES OFLEADERSHIP IN CONFLICT -- WHO WAS CICERO? -- CICERO VS. MACHIAVELLI. |
DANGERS OF LEADERSHIP AS ENUMERATED BY CICERO -- CICERO'S HANDLING OF THE BURDENS OF LEADERSHIP -- ENTER CAESAR -- FINAL BATTLES -- CAESAR: THE SYNTHESIS OF THE PRESTIGE ANDDOMINANCE STYLES OF LEADERSHIP -- INTRODUCTION -- EVALUATION OF THE CHARACTER OF CAESAR -- THE CONCEPT OF THE 'MOMENT OF DESTINY' -- EARLY LIFE -- RISE TO MILITARY GENIUS -- ENEMIES BACK IN ROME -- THE ROAD TO THE RUBICON -- WHY CAESAR HESITATED -- CAESAR ACTS -- ALEXANDER: THE SYNTHESIS OFPRESTIGE AND DOMINANCE II -- INTRODUCTION -- CROESUS, CYRUS AND ALEXANDER -- THE BATTLE OF ISSUS (333 BC) -- BATTLE OF GUAGAMELA (331 BC) -- REFERENCES -- INDEX. |
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Summarises advances in our understanding of leader-follower interactions. This book illustrate these principles with the lives of ancient political and military leaders from Greece and Rome. It reviews psychologic, cognitive neuroscientific and evolutionary approaches to leader-follower dynamics. |
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UNINA9910962023603321 |
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Titolo |
Personal construct perspectives on forensic psychology / / edited by James Horley |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Hove ; ; New York, : Brunner-Routledge, 2003 |
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1-135-45319-5 |
1-58391-223-1 |
9786610048441 |
1-135-45320-9 |
1-280-04844-1 |
0-203-42066-7 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (225 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Forensic psychology |
Personal construct theory |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Personal Construct Perspectives on Forensic Psychology; Copyright; Contents; List of contributors; Preface: Constructive alternativism and personal responsibility; Chapter 1 Forensic psychology and personal construct theory; Chapter 2 A credulous approach to violence and homicide; Chapter 3 Sexual offenders; Chapter 4 Mentally disordered offenders; Chapter 5 Stress in police officers: A personal construct theory perspective; Chapter 6 Treating offenders in the community: Assessment and treatment issues and the special challenges of sexual offenders |
Chapter 7 Psychological treatment of offenders in institutionsName index; Subject index |
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Why do people commit violent offences? Does rehabilitation really work?Personal Construct Perspectives on Forensic Psychology provides a new approach to the three main areas of application of forensic psychology; rehabilitation of offenders, work with police, and research and consultation on legal issues and processes. Challenging the mainstream approach to viewing offenders, this book emphasizes |
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responsibility for life choices, and eschews the biomedical view of people.Practising psychologists share their perspectives and illustrate their discussion with case studies and pers |
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