Wildhood : the epic journey from adolescence to adulthood in humans and other animals / Barbara Natt...
Wildhood : the epic journey from adolescence to adulthood in humans and other animals / Barbara Natt...
Wildhood : the epic journey from adolescence to adulthood in humans and other animals / Barbara Natterson-Horowitz and Kathryn Bowers.
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Publisher
New York : Scribner, 2019.
Call Numbers
G 2019/5194
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Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
xii, 354 pages : illustrations, maps, charts ; 24 cm
Content type
text
still image
cartographic image
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Prologue -- Part I. Safety. 1. Dangerous days ; 2. The nature of fear ; 3. Knowing your predators ; 4. The self-confident fish ; 5. School for survival -- Part II. Status. 6. The age of assessment ; 7. The rules of groups ; 8. Privileged creatures ; 9. The pain of social descent ; 10. The power of a...
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Publisher
New York : Scribner, 2019.
Edition
First Scribner hardcover edition.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2019.
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Summary
"Trekking the globe and drawing from their latest research, Barbara Natterson-Horowitz and Kathryn Bowers discovered that all animals and humans on the journey to adulthood face four core challenges: how to stay safe, negotiate status, navigate sexuality, and cultivate self-reliance. How human and animal adolescents meet these challenges shapes the...
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Wildhood : the epic journey from adolescence to adulthood in humans and other animals / Barbara Natterson-Horowitz and Kathryn Bowers.
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"September 2019"--Title page verso.
The four challenges of adolescence seen through the experiences of four wild animals: Ursula, a king penguin; Shrink, a spotted hyena; Salt, a North Atlantic humpback whale; and Slavc, a European wolf.
Includes bibliographical resources (pages 279-330) and index.
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©2019
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Call Numbers
G 2019/5194
Record Identifier
74VKV5lzRKMl
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKV5lzRKMl
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ISBN
1501164694 (hardcover)
9781501164699 (hardcover)
DDC
591.39
MMS ID
991024272708702626
