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Born to Rebel is a book that explores how birth order influences personality and historical change, based on evolutionary psychology and historical evidence. It argues that eldest children conform to authority, while younger children rebel, and that this dynamic drives revolutions in science and society.
Sulloway's findings offer conclusive evidence that the family, with its powerful interpersonal dynamics, is a cauldron for the great revolutionary advances that drive historical change.
26 de oct. de 2010 · Frank J. Sulloway's most important finding is that eldest children identify with parents and authority, and support the status quo, whereas younger children rebel against it. Drawing on the work of Darwin and the new sciences of evolutionary psychology, he transforms our understanding of personality development and its origins in ...
13 de dic. de 2021 · Family dynamics, Sulloway concludes, is a primary engine of historical change. Elegantly written, masterfully researched, Born to Rebel is a grand achievement that has galvanized historians and social scientists and will fascinate anyone who has ever pondered the enigma of human character.
Sulloway also provides strong evidence that political revolutions (such as the French revolution) and ideological revolu tions (such as Protestantism) were first embraced by the laterborns.
Frank Sulloway's most important finding--that eldest children support the status quo and youngest children rebel against it--provides the foundation for...
17 de nov. de 1998 · Family dynamics, Sulloway concludes, is a primary engine of historical change. Elegantly written, masterfully researched, Born to Rebel is a grand achievement that has galvanized historians and...
