Why only humans weep unravelling the mysteries of tears
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| Format: | Elektronisch E-Book |
| Sprache: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2013
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| Beschreibung: | Illustrations on inside covers Includes bibliographical references and index Why only humans weep : introduction to the theme -- The human nature of crying -- Crying and adaptation : the hardware -- Crying over the lifespan -- The antecedents and context of crying -- The intra-individual effects of crying -- The social effects of tears -- Culture and crying -- Why some people cry more often than others -- Male and female tears -- Crying and health -- Too many tears ... -- A cultural historical perspective of tears -- Epilogue Crying has fascinated mankind for millennia. Since ancient times we have known that our ability to produce emotional tears is unique human characteristic. This book is one of the first to explore this complex phenomenon |
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| Beschreibung: | 1 Online-Ressource (291 pages) |
| ISBN: | 0191639974 0191744727 0198570244 1299753426 9780191639975 9780191744723 9780198570240 9781299753426 |