Technological Perspectives on Behavioral Change
Michael Brian Schiffer
ISBN 10: 0816511950 ISBN 13: 9780816511952
Published by UNIV OF ARIZONA PR, 1992
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KlappentextrnrnOffers new insight into the study of behavioural change. Drawing on case studies that deal with changes in architecture, ceramics and electronic technology, Schiffer emphasizes the central idea that the explanations of change must. Seller Inventory # 595057797
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Human societies have always been characterized by a dependence on artifacts, from prehistoric stone tools to modern electronic devices. Technology responds to and affects virtually all human behavior; yet the interdependence of behavior and artifacts has never been studied intensively. Archaeologist Schiffer now draws on his discipline's familiarity with artifacts--and the processes of change they reveal--to offer new insight into the study of behavioral change. Drawing on case studies that deal with changes in architecture, ceramics and electronic technology, he emphasizes the central idea that the explanations of change must focus on the nexus of behavior and artifacts in the context of activities.
From the Back Cover: Human societies have always been characterized by a dependence on artifacts, from prehistoric stone tools to modern electronic devices. Technology responds to and affects virtually all human behavior; yet the interdependence of behavior and artifacts has never been studied intensively. Archaeologist Schiffer now draws on his discipline's familiarity with artifacts--and the processes of change they reveal--to offer new insight into the study of behavioral change. Drawing on case studies that deal with changes in architecture, ceramics and electronic technology, he emphasizes the central idea that the explanations of change must focus on the nexus of behavior and artifacts in the context of activities.
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Title: Technological Perspectives on Behavioral ...
Publisher: UNIV OF ARIZONA PR
Publication Date: 1992
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: New