Born to Rebel: Birth Order, Family Dynamics, and Creative Lives - Softcover

Sulloway, Frank J.

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ISBN 10: 0679758763 ISBN 13: 9780679758761

Verlag: Vintage, 1997

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Book by Sulloway Frank J

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A pioneering theory of the significance of birth order assesses the impact of family dynamics on personality and the human character, assessing the family in terms of an ecosystem in which siblings compete for parental resources and attention. Reprint. 75,000 first printing. Tour.

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imes Notable Book of the Year

"An important and valuable study that will define research agendas for years to come. It is also hugely fun to read."
--Boston Globe

Why do people raised in the same families often differ more dramatically in personality than those from different families? What made Charles Darwin, Benjamin Franklin, and Voltaire uniquely suited to challenge the conventional wisdom of their times? This pioneering inquiry into the significance of birth order answers both these questions with a conceptual boldness that has made critics compare it with the work of Freud and of Darwin himself.    

    
Frank J. Sulloway envisions families as ecosystems in which siblings compete for parental favor by occupying specialized niches.  Combing through thousands of biographies in politics, science, and religion, he demonstrates that firstborn children are more likely t

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• Verlag: Vintage
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0679758763
• ISBN 13: 9780679758761
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 672