Physiological Psychology, Aging Well & Rejuvenation, Child & Infant Psychology & Psychiatry, Developmental Psychology, Self-Improvement, Cognitive Psychology, Evolution

Growing Young: Second Edition

Name: Growing Young: Second Edition
Author: Ashley Montagu
ISBN: 9780897891660

by Ashley Montagu, Jack Ruppert

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Overview

In this new, revised edition of his landmark book, Montagu compels us to reevaluate the way we think about growth and development, in all its phases, throughout life. Humans are designed to grow and develop their childlike qualities, and not to become the ossified adults prescribed by society. Montagu demonstrates how our culture, schools, and families are in conspiracy against such childlike traits as the need to love, to learn, to wonder, to know, to explore, to think, to experiment, to be imaginative, creative and curious, to sing, dance, or play. He also reveals the many links between physical and mental aging and tells how to prevent "psychosclerosis," the hardening of the mind, so that we can die young--as late as possible. "The best statement ever written on the most important, neglected theme of human life and evolution." Stephen Jay Gould, Harvard University

Synopsis

"The best statement ever written on the most important, neglected theme of human life and evolution." Stephen Jay Gould, Harvard University

About the Author, Ashley Montagu

ASHLEY MONTAGU is an Anthropologist who has taught at Harvard, Princeton, University of California, and New York University and has written more than fifty books, including: Life Before Birth, Touching, Man's Most Dangerous Myth: The Fallacy of Race, On Being Human, The Nature of Human Agression, The Natural Superiority of Women, and The Peace of the World.