The Human Legacy

by Leon Festinger

Overview

For more than a million years, man's utter dependence on technology has been producing a host of intricate problems. For example, we steadily reduce the need for human labor while finding ways to increase life expectancy. We mass produce the automobile without grasping the harsh effects it leaves on the environment. The Human Legacy concerns the evolution and development of man–physically, socially, psychologically–into the latest version of the species we see around us today. The author paints an intriguing picture of man, living in complex societies and trying to solve the unanticipated consequences of action.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780231056731
Publisher:	Columbia University Press
Publication date:	07/18/1983
Pages:	184
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Leon Festinger is Else and Hans Staudinger Professor of Psychology at the New School for Social Research.

Table of Contents

Prologue: Racism Introduction: A Framework for the Immigration Experience Pre-1965 Emigration: Leaving the Homeland for the United States Post-1965 Emigration: Changes in U.S. Immigration Policy Entry Into the United States and the Nation's Response to Asian Immigration Asian Adjustment Public Policies: Social Welfare, Housing, Education, and Criminal Justice Public Policies: Health, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse U.S.-Born Asian Americans Implications, Directions, and Action Guidelines Epilogue: Author's Immigration Experience

Editorial Reviews

Festinger sees us on the edge of an endless frontier of problems-to-be-solved but hopes that continuing evolution over the next 20,000 years will better equip us to end our vicious circle. A fascinating walk through the past for all interested in how we got here and where we might go.

CHOICE

Festinger writes clearly, he is provocative, knowledgeable, imaginative.... The Human Legacy faithfully conveys the marvelous, detective-like ingenuity of archaeological reasoning.

NATURE