Origins of Possession: Owning and Sharing in Development
Cambridge University Press, 9/11/2014
EAN 9781107032125, ISBN10: 1107032121
Hardcover, 336 pages, 22.8 x 15.2 x 2.2 cm
Language: English
Human possession psychology originates from deeply rooted experiential capacities shared with other animals. However, unlike other animals, we are a uniquely self-conscious species concerned with reputation, and possessions affect our perception of how we exist in the eyes of others. This book discusses the psychology surrounding the ways in which humans experience possession, claim ownership, and share from both a developmental and cross-cultural perspective. Philippe Rochat explores the origins of human possession and its symbolic development across cultures. He proposes that human possession psychology is particularly revealing of human nature, and also the source of our elusive moral sense.
Introduction
making sense of human possession
Part I. Psychology
Principles of Human Possession
1. Experiencing possession
2. Claiming ownership
3. Possession and ownership transfer
4. Symbolic spinoffs of possession
Part II. Development
Human Ontogeny of Possession
5. First possession
6. Ownership in development
7. Sharing in development
Part III. Culture
Human Possession in Context
8. Culture and possession
9. Possession in children across cultures
Conclusion
great transformation.