Property : a study in social psychology / Ernest Beaglehole.

First published in 1931, this book represents an attempt to study the psychological basis of the institution of property. There had been many psychological and social studies of marriage and religion prior to publication of this title but none which considered the problems which arise when the insti...

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Online Access: Full Text (via Taylor & Francis)
Main Author: Beaglehole, Ernest, 1906-1965 (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Psychology Press, Taylor & Francis Group, 2015.
Series:Psychology library editions. Social psychology ; v. 2.
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Problem and method
  • 2. Property among the insects
  • 3. Property among birds
  • 4. Property among rodents, carnivores and apes
  • 5. Magic, animism and property values
  • 6. Sentiments of ownership in savage society
  • 7. The social patterning of property values appendix : tables I-IV
  • 8. Property and individual psychology
  • 9. The genetic development of rights in property
  • 10. Property and personality
  • 11. Conclusion.