The Integrative Neurobiology of Affiliation

by C. Sue Carter, I. Izja Lederhendler, Brian Kirkpatrick

Book Overview

This book examines the biological, especially the neural, substrates of affiliation and related social behaviors. Affiliation refers to social behaviors that bring individuals closer together. This includes such associations as attachment, parent-offspring interactions, pair-bonding, and the building of coalitions. Affiliations provide a social matrix within which other behaviors, including reproduction and aggression, may occur. While reproduction...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262531585
• ISBN13: 9780262531580
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: Bradford Book
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.9" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher