The Weirdest People in the World: How the West Became Psychologically Peculiar and Particularly Prosperous Cultural Policy a young anthropologist

a young anthropologist

'I love Kingsolver because I never know where she will go next but it will always be somewhere that I've never been before'

Everyone has something that makes them feel self-conscious

495 color illustrations

designed by architect Graeme Burgess

The Weirdest People in the World: How the West Became Psychologically Peculiar and Particularly Prosperous Cultural Policy a young anthropologistAn exhilarating account of how psychology, culture and institutions co evolved to produce the Western mind Do you identify yourself by your profession or achievements, rather than your family network? Do you cultivate your unique attributes and personal goals? If so, perhaps you are WEIRD raised in a society that is Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich and Democratic. Unlike most who have ever lived, WEIRD people are highly individualistic,