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BOO! CULTURE, EXPERIENCE, AND THE STARTLE REFLEX
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| By: |
Ronald C. Simons |
| Format: |
Hardback |
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£72.00 |
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£63.00 |
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£9.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0195096266 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780195096262 |
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| Publisher: |
OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS INC |
| Pub. date: |
1 August, 1996 |
| Series: |
Series in Affective Science |
| Pages: |
286 |
| Description: |
Simons uses the startle reflex as a revealing model for covering how evolved neurophysiology shapes personal experience, patterns of recurrence in actions, and the systems of meaning people collectively create and transmit. Using diverse sources, Simons observes how biology is expressed in culture. |
| Synopsis: |
It is quite common to reflect on what startles you. In the most diverse social contexts and cultures, the inescapable physiology of the reflex both shapes the experience of startle and biases the social usage to which the reflex is put. This book describes the ways in which the reflex is experienced, culturally elaborated, and socially used, and offers explanations for both patterned commonalities found across cultures, and for the culture-typical differences which differing cultural systems engender. |
| Illustrations: |
black and white photographs throughout |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
Oxford University Press Inc |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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