The Weirdest People in the World: How the West Became Psychologically Peculiar and Particularly Prosperous Cultural Policy 495 color illustrations

495 color illustrations

Everyone has something that makes them feel self-conscious

designed by architect Graeme Burgess

short essays on themes as provocatively capacious as ‘mothers’ and ‘witches’

The Weirdest People in the World: How the West Became Psychologically Peculiar and Particularly Prosperous Cultural Policy 495 color illustrationsAn 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,