
The Human Zoo
- 256 pages · about 4 hours
- First published 1969
- 57 editions
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1 About this book
Morris looks closely at the human species under the stresses and pressures of urban living. This study concerns the city dweller. Morris finds remarkable similarities with captive zoo animals and looks closely at the aggressive, sexual and parental behaviour of the human species under the stresses and pressures of urban living.
Good for readers who want: science and evolution.
- Science
- Comparative Psychology
- Anthropology
- Human evolution
- Psychology, comparative
- Sociology
- Human behavior
- Behavior
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