Sociology/biology
In a talk I heard today at a regional economic development conference, I heard that biological evidence points to the fact that we’re hardwired for crisis-driven, competitive, hierarchical organizations and communities. Chatting with the speaker in the elevator, the very bright director of the Cleveland Museum of History, he remarked that with dialogue, sociology can transcend biology.
So how do we foster dialogue instead of debate? How do we encourage people versant in dialogue to participate fully in conversations?
May 28th, 2005 11:05
While I would not argue that “biological evidence points to the fact that we’re hardwired for crisis-driven, competitive, hierarchical organizations and communities,” I might suggest that that is only part of the story. A more expansive view is considered by Taylor et. al. in, “Biobehavioral Responses to Stress in Females: Tend-and-Befriend, Not Fight-or-Flight.”
http://bbh.hhdev.psu.edu/labs/bbhsl/PDF%20files/taylor%20et%20al.%202000.pdf
It’s a long article, but the authors make a case for biological evidence that supports the “creation and maintenance of social networks.”