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- catalog abstract "Apes and monkeys, humanity's closest kin, differ from other animals in the intensity of their social relationships. All their grooming is not so much about hygiene as it is about cementing bonds, making friends, and influencing fellow primates. But for early humans, grooming as a way to social success posed a problem: given their large social groups of 150 or so, our earliest ancestors would have had to spend almost half their time grooming one another - an impossible burden. What Dunbar suggests - and his research, whether in the realm of primatology or in that of gossip, confirms - is that humans developed language to serve the same purpose, but far more efficiently. It seems there is nothing idle about chatter, which holds together a diverse, dynamic group - whether of hunter-gatherers, soldiers, or workmates. Anthropologists have long assumed that language developed in relationships among males during activities such as hunting. Dunbar's original and extremely interesting studies suggest otherwise: that language in fact evolved in response to our need to keep up to date with friends and family. We needed conversation to stay in touch, and we still need it in ways that will not be satisfied by teleconferencing, e-mail, or any other communication technology. As Dunbar shows, the impersonal world of cyberspace will not fulfill our primordial need for face-to-face contact.".
- catalog contributor b10149667.
- catalog created "1996.".
- catalog date "1996".
- catalog date "1996.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1996.".
- catalog description "Anthropologists have long assumed that language developed in relationships among males during activities such as hunting. Dunbar's original and extremely interesting studies suggest otherwise: that language in fact evolved in response to our need to keep up to date with friends and family. We needed conversation to stay in touch, and we still need it in ways that will not be satisfied by teleconferencing, e-mail, or any other communication technology. As Dunbar shows, the impersonal world of cyberspace will not fulfill our primordial need for face-to-face contact.".
- catalog description "Apes and monkeys, humanity's closest kin, differ from other animals in the intensity of their social relationships. All their grooming is not so much about hygiene as it is about cementing bonds, making friends, and influencing fellow primates. But for early humans, grooming as a way to social success posed a problem: given their large social groups of 150 or so, our earliest ancestors would have had to spend almost half their time grooming one another - an impossible burden. What Dunbar suggests - and his research, whether in the realm of primatology or in that of gossip, confirms - is that humans developed language to serve the same purpose, but far more efficiently. It seems there is nothing idle about chatter, which holds together a diverse, dynamic group - whether of hunter-gatherers, soldiers, or workmates.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 208-218) and index.".
- catalog description "Talking heads -- Into the social whirl -- The importance of being earnest -- Of brains and groups and evolution -- The ghost in the machine -- Up through the mists of time -- First words -- Babel's legacy -- The little rituals of life -- The scars of evolution.".
- catalog extent "230 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Grooming, gossip, and the evolution of language.".
- catalog identifier "0674363345 (cloth)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Grooming, gossip, and the evolution of language.".
- catalog issued "1996".
- catalog issued "1996.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Cambridge, Ma. : Harvard University Press,".
- catalog relation "Grooming, gossip, and the evolution of language.".
- catalog subject "573/.2 20".
- catalog subject "GN281.4 .D85 1996".
- catalog subject "Gossip History.".
- catalog subject "Group identity.".
- catalog subject "Human behavior.".
- catalog subject "Human evolution.".
- catalog subject "Interpersonal relations.".
- catalog subject "Language and languages Origin.".
- catalog subject "Social evolution.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Talking heads -- Into the social whirl -- The importance of being earnest -- Of brains and groups and evolution -- The ghost in the machine -- Up through the mists of time -- First words -- Babel's legacy -- The little rituals of life -- The scars of evolution.".
- catalog title "Grooming, gossip, and the evolution of language / Robin Dunbar.".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".