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"Why are individuals from the same family often no more similar in personality than those from different families? Why, within the same family, do some children conform to authority whereas others rebel? The family, it turns out, is not a "shared environment" but rather a set of niches that provide siblings with different outlooks. At the heart of this pioneering inquiry into human development is a fundamental insight: that the personalities of siblings vary because they adopt different strategies in the universal quest for parental favor. Frank J. Sulloway's most important finding is that eldest children identify with parents and authority, and support the status quo, whereas younger children rebel against it. Drawing on the work of Darwin and the new sciences of evolutionary psychology, he transforms our understanding of personality development and its origins in family dynamics. Most persuasively, Sulloway's findings offer conclusive evidence that the family, with its powerful interpersonal dynamics, is a cauldron for the great revolutionary advances that drive historical change. Through his analysis of revolutions in social and scientific thought, from the Reformation to Darwin's theory of natural selection, Sulloway demonstrates that the primary engine of history is located within families, not between them, as Marx believed. This landmark work illuminates the crucial influence that family niches have on personality, and documents the profound consequences of sibling competition - not only on individual development within the family, but on society as a whole. Born to Rebel's pathbreaking insights promise to revolutionize the nature of psychological, sociological, and historical inquiry."
"Why are individuals from the same family often no more similar in personality than those from different families? Why, within the same family, do some children conform to authority whereas others rebel? The family, it turns out, is not a "shared environment" but rather a set of niches that provide siblings with different outlooks. At the heart of this pioneering inquiry into human development is a fundamental insight: that the personalities of siblings vary because they adopt different strategies in the universal quest for parental favor. Frank J. Sulloway's most important finding is that eldest children identify with parents and authority, and support the status quo, whereas younger children rebel against it. Drawing on the work of Darwin and the new sciences of evolutionary psychology, he transforms our understanding of personality development and its origins in family dynamics. Most persuasively, Sulloway's findings offer conclusive evidence that the family, with its powerful interpersonal dynamics, is a cauldron for the great revolutionary advances that drive historical change. Through his analysis of revolutions in social and scientific thought, from the Reformation to Darwin's theory of natural selection, Sulloway demonstrates that the primary engine of history is located within families, not between them, as Marx believed. This landmark work illuminates the crucial influence that family niches have on personality, and documents the profound consequences of sibling competition - not only on individual development within the family, but on society as a whole. Born to Rebel's pathbreaking insights promise to revolutionize the nature of psychological, sociological, and historical inquiry."@en
"A New York Times 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 to identify with authority whereas their younger siblings are predisposed to rise against it. Family dynamics, Sulloway concludes, is a primary engine of historical change. Elegantly written, masterfully researched, Born to Rebel is a grand achievement that has galvanized historians and social scientists and will fascinate anyone who has ever pondered the enigma of human character. "Daring ... a stunning achievement."--The New York Times Book Review."
"Partant de cas choisis dans le domaine scientifique ou politique, l'auteur explique comment des enfants d'une même fratrie peuvent avoir des personnalités très différentes. Il considère les familles comme des écosystèmes où les enfants rivalisent pour s'attirer les faveurs parentales. L'aîné s'identifierait à l'autorité tandis que le cadet aurait tendance à la défier."
"Genitori e figli: figliolanza - Genitori e figli: crisi nei rapporti genitoriali e filiali - Genitori e figli: aspetti sociali e politici."

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"Fratelli maggiori, fratelli minori : come la competizione tra fratelli determina la personalità"
"Les enfants rebelles : ordre de naissance, dynamique familiale, vie créatrice"
"Rebeldes de nacimiento"@es
"Rebeldes de nacimiento"
"Born to rebel : birth order, family dynamics and creative lives"@en
"Born to rebel : birth order, family dynamics and creative lives"
"Der Rebell der Familie : Gechwisterrivalität, kreatives Denken und Geschichte"
"Born to Rebel: Birth Order, Family Dynamics, & Creative Lives"@en
"Born to rebel : birth order, family dynamics, and creative lives"
"Born to rebel : birth order, family dynamics, and creative lives"@en
"Born to Rebel : birth order, family dynamics, and creative lives"
"Born to rebel"
"Der Rebell der Familie : Geschwisterrivalität, kreatives Denken und Geschichte"
"De rebel van de familie : de invloed van de plaats in het gezin op de levensloop"
"Born to rebel : birth order, family dynamics, and creative lives e Frank J. Sulloway"
"Born to rebel birth order, family dynamics, and creative lives"@en
"Fratelli maggiori, fratelli minori : come la competizione tra fratelli determina la personalità"@it

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