Robert A Hinde
Biographic Data
| ID | 3693913 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Robert A Hinde |
| GIVEN NAMES | Robert A |
| FAMILY NAME | Hinde |
| SIGNATURE | HINDE R A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Cambridge |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 46 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 196 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 45 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1956 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| H-INDEX | 6 |
Bowlby, John (1907–90)
Culture evolves
Commentary
Commentaries| January 08 2010 Commentary Subject Area: Psychiatry and Psychology , Women's and Children's Health Robert A. Hinde Robert A. Hinde University of Cambridge, UK Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Human Development (1990) 33 (4-5): 283–288. https://doi.org/10.1159/000276525 Article history Published Online: January 08 2010 Content Tools Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audi…
Commentary
Attachment: Biological, Cultural and Individual Desiderata
Attachment theory is based in part on biological considerations concerned with the selective forces that probably acted in our environment of evolutionary adaptedness. This functional approach poses questions seldom addressed by developmentalists – for instance why are humans so constructed that particular childhood experiences have particular outcomes? Today much behaviour is directed towards goals other than the maximisation of inclusive fitnes…
Society Needs Morality
Morality must be resurrected in our societies. It must be a morality whose nature and sources are understood and are in keeping with current reality. Hitherto, morality has been seen as closely related to religion. That religious belief is helpful to many is indisputable, but religious narratives, treated literally, are unacceptable to modern minds, and the supposed nature of God, as discussed by sophisticated theologians, is inaccessible to ever…
Bending The Rules: Morality In The Modern World From Relationships to Politics and War
Everywhere people share certain moral principles - it is bad to steal, to kill, to lie. We see our morality as absolute, yet we live by rules that differ with the context: it is ok to kill the enemy in war; for a businessman to do the best for himself; for a lawyer to argue professionally for a position he would personally reject. We are constantly ‘bending the rules’, while considering our moral principles as absolute. Robert Hinde, the eminent …
Bending the rules: Morality in the Modern World : From Relationships to Politics and War
In Gods we Trust: The Evolutionary Landscape of Religion
(2003). In Gods we Trust: The Evolutionary Landscape of Religion. Ars Disputandi: Vol. 3, No. 1, pp. 7-9
Why Good is Good: The Sources of Morality
"What can science tell us about morality? It is often said that science - because it tells us about the way the world is and not how it ought to be - can have nothing to say about ethical matters; yet scientists increasingly tell us that evolutionary biology has much to tell us about our values. This new book argues that only a multidisciplinary approach will enable us to understand morality." "The multidisciplinary nature of this book makes it a…
Relationships and the self‐concept
Progress in the study of relationships has depended in part on the recognition that relationships have properties not relevant to interactions or to the behavior of individuals, and may require additional principles of explanation. This has led to an emphasis on relationships as linking individuals. In this article we argue that relationship processes occur in the heads of individuals, with the participants having their own idiosyncratic views of…
The Immortal Self: Reflections on a Passage by H.G. Wells
Commentaries| November 05 1999 The Immortal Self: Reflections on a Passage by H.G. Wells Subject Area: Psychiatry and Psychology , Women's and Children's Health Robert A. Hinde Robert A. Hinde St. John's College, Cambridge, UK Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Human Development (1999) 42 (5): 260–265. https://doi.org/10.1159/000022633 Article history Published Online: November 05 1999 Content Tools Views Ic…
Individual characteristics and personal relationships
The nature of a personal relationship depends in part on the characteristics of the participating individuals. Yet the relations between individual characteristics and relationships are complex because (i) there are difficulties in specifying the dimensions along which individuals differ; (ii) the characteristics that an individual displays vary with the situation; (iii) relationships have properties that result from interaction between the parti…
War: Some psychological causes and consequences
Acts of individual aggression can not be ascribed simply to aggressive motivation: to understand their aetiology it is necessary to come to terms with ontogenetic factors acting early in life, predisposing factors, and eliciting factors, and the relations between them. Intergroup aggression involves also further principles of group dynamics. The term 'war' includes a broad spectrum from large scale intergroup conflict to international war. It is …
Aggression at different levels of social complexity
Aggression, in the sense of behaviour intended to harm others, is phenomenologically and causally different at different levels of social complexity. Aggression by one individual towards another depends largely on individual aggressiveness, although other propensities also are important. At the group level, factors relating to the special properties of groups become relevant. War is best considered as an institution, with individuals acting accor…
A suggested structure for a science of relationships
An attempt is made to sketch the structure of a science, in the sense of an ordered body of knowledge, of interpersonal relationships. The special properties of relationships are discussed. Relationships exist over time, involve properties beyond those of the constituent interactions, include both behavior and subjective experience, and exist in a social context. It is suggested that a science of human relationships will require three overlapping…
War: A Cruel Necessity? The Bases of Institutionalized Violence
Part 1 Persisting violence: the warring state in China as institution and idea, Mark Lewis payback and ritual in war in New Guinea, Gilbert Lewis communal violence in northern Ghana - unaccepted war, Susan Drucker-Brown nationalist imaginings of war in Cyprus, Yiannis Papadakis families in conflict - pervasive violence in Northern Ireland, Dominic Murray a very modern war - terror and territory in Bosnia-Hercegovina, Cornelia Sorabji. Part 2 Enha…
Gender differences in the correlates of preschoolers' behavior
Home correlates of aggression in preschool
Is aggressive behaviour in preschool more closely related to individual characteristics of the child as assessed at home, to aspects of mother-child interaction, or to the motherchild relationship? The issue was studied in three replications. Aggression in preschool was related to temperamental characteristics in girls but not boys, and to Self-esteem. There were very few significant correlations between aspects of mother-child interaction and ho…
The Possibility of Cooperation
Developmental psychology in the context of other behavioral sciences
Certain characteristics of psychology that have been instrumental to its success, such as emphases on an experimental approach, on group means, on theory-driven research, and on analysis but not synthesis, can be detrimental to progress if taken too far. In addition, psychology's success has led to its fragmentation into subdisciplines, with too little cross-fertilization. Future progress may depend on a focus not only on individuals, but also on…
Aggression and War: Their Biological and Social Bases
Relationships, attachment, and culture: A tribute to John Bowlby
As a tribute to John Bowlby, some of the work that he stimulated and facilitated is reviewed. In rhesus monkeys, the behavior of individuals is much influenced by social companions. Dyadic relationships and group structure are crucial. A few days' separation between mother and infant can produce long-term effects, but the outcome depends on a large number of factors. The need to maintain a proper balance between a research focus on the individual…
A Biologist Looks at Anthropology
Robert Hinde's article, "A Biologist Looks at Anthropology," published in _Man_ (1991), examines the relationship between biology and anthropology, arguing for a more integrated approach. Hinde critiques anthropologists for often neglecting biological factors in their analyses of human behavior and social organization. He emphasizes the importance of considering evolutionary principles, particularly in understanding the development of social stru…
The Seville Statement on Violence
Interactions, Relationships and Social Structure
The Use of Quantitative Observational Techniques in Anthropology [and Comments and Replies]
The measurement of human activity is discussed in relation to anthropological methods and to observational techniques borrowed from the field of animal behavior. When observational techniques are used, a number of sources of bias emerge: choice of subjects, time of day, seasonal, demographic, and spatial effects, and the presence of the observer. Such biases can be circumvented. Use of a system of recording that describes both physical and purpos…
A Biologist Looks at Anthropology
Robert Hinde's article, "A Biologist Looks at Anthropology," published in _Man_ (1991), examines the relationship between biology and anthropology, arguing for a more integrated approach. Hinde critiques anthropologists for often neglecting biological factors in their analyses of human behavior and social organization. He emphasizes the importance of considering evolutionary principles, particularly in understanding the development of social stru…
Why do the Sexes Behave Differently in Close Relationships
Social Behavior in a Play Group: Consistency and Complexity
Developmental psychology in the context of other behavioral sciences
Certain characteristics of psychology that have been instrumental to its success, such as emphases on an experimental approach, on group means, on theory-driven research, and on analysis but not synthesis, can be detrimental to progress if taken too far. In addition, psychology's success has led to its fragmentation into subdisciplines, with too little cross-fertilization. Future progress may depend on a focus not only on individuals, but also on…
Non-Verbal Communication
War: A Cruel Necessity? The Bases of Institutionalized Violence
Part 1 Persisting violence: the warring state in China as institution and idea, Mark Lewis payback and ritual in war in New Guinea, Gilbert Lewis communal violence in northern Ghana - unaccepted war, Susan Drucker-Brown nationalist imaginings of war in Cyprus, Yiannis Papadakis families in conflict - pervasive violence in Northern Ireland, Dominic Murray a very modern war - terror and territory in Bosnia-Hercegovina, Cornelia Sorabji. Part 2 Enha…
Characteristics of 3- to 4-year-olds assessed at home and their interactions in preschool
Ethological Models and the Concept of ‘Drive’
Patriotism: Is Kin Selection Both Necessary and Sufficient
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War: Some psychological causes and consequences
Acts of individual aggression can not be ascribed simply to aggressive motivation: to understand their aetiology it is necessary to come to terms with ontogenetic factors acting early in life, predisposing factors, and eliciting factors, and the relations between them. Intergroup aggression involves also further principles of group dynamics. The term 'war' includes a broad spectrum from large scale intergroup conflict to international war. It is …
Gender differences in the correlates of preschoolers' behavior
Individuals, Relationships and Culture: Links Between Ethnology and the Social Sciences
The study of motivation
Ethological Models and the Concept of ‘Drive’
Assessing the roles of social partners in maintaining mutual proximity, as exemplified by mother-infant relations in rhesus monkeys
On the design of check-sheets
The study of motivation
Non-Verbal Communication
Non-Verbal Communication
Interactions, Relationships and Social Structure
Social Behavior in a Play Group: Consistency and Complexity
Primate Studies and Anthropology
Ethology: Its Nature and Relations with Other Sciences
Why do animals--or people--behave as they do? The author examines the main aspects of ethology, believing that an ethological approach is important for many other sciences, both biological sciences and human social sciences
Why do the Sexes Behave Differently in Close Relationships
Categories of behavior and the ontogeny of aggression
The papers in this symposiwn constitute important contributions to the study of children's aggression. Rather than summarizing them, it may be helpful in conclusion to underline two difficulties in understanding the ontogeny of aggression. Both are implicit in much of the symposium, and may in fact stem from the scientific methodology necessarily used to study behavior.
Characteristics of 3- to 4-year-olds assessed at home and their interactions in preschool
The Use of Quantitative Observational Techniques in Anthropology [and Comments and Replies]
The measurement of human activity is discussed in relation to anthropological methods and to observational techniques borrowed from the field of animal behavior. When observational techniques are used, a number of sources of bias emerge: choice of subjects, time of day, seasonal, demographic, and spatial effects, and the presence of the observer. Such biases can be circumvented. Use of a system of recording that describes both physical and purpos…
Roundtable: What Is Temperament? Four Approaches
4 current approaches to understanding temperament are discussed in the roundtable. In an introductory overview, Goldsmith outlines some of the major convergences and divergences in the understanding of this concept. Theorists representing 4 positions--Goldsmith, Buss and Plomin, Rothbart, and Thomas and Chess--outline their views by responding to each of 6 questions: How do you define temperament and explain the boundaries of the concept? What ar…
Interpersonal relationships and child development*1
Implications of a relationships approach for the study of gender differences
A growing child forms part of a network of relationships that affect the course of his or her development. Understanding individual development requires us to come to terms both with successive levels of social complexity (individual characteristics, interactions, relationships, groups) and with the dialectical relations between them and between each of them and the sociocultural structure (values, beliefs, etc.). Gender differences occur not onl…
Individuals, Relationships, and Culture: Links between Ethology and the Social Sciences
Individuals, Relationships and Culture: Links Between Ethnology and the Social Sciences
Patriotism: Is Kin Selection Both Necessary and Sufficient
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
The Seville Statement on Violence
Aggression and War: Their Biological and Social Bases
Relationships, attachment, and culture: A tribute to John Bowlby
As a tribute to John Bowlby, some of the work that he stimulated and facilitated is reviewed. In rhesus monkeys, the behavior of individuals is much influenced by social companions. Dyadic relationships and group structure are crucial. A few days' separation between mother and infant can produce long-term effects, but the outcome depends on a large number of factors. The need to maintain a proper balance between a research focus on the individual…
A Biologist Looks at Anthropology
Robert Hinde's article, "A Biologist Looks at Anthropology," published in _Man_ (1991), examines the relationship between biology and anthropology, arguing for a more integrated approach. Hinde critiques anthropologists for often neglecting biological factors in their analyses of human behavior and social organization. He emphasizes the importance of considering evolutionary principles, particularly in understanding the development of social stru…
The Possibility of Cooperation
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