ANT 3541 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Biophilia Hypothesis, Jane Goodall
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Discover relationship between different natural and human reactions. Nature causing positive effects on mood and memory - biophilia. Found that trees in suburban environments can increase feelings of safety. People are happier when they can see nature from their home. Biophobia - when there is a negative effect on mood due to nature. People from rural environments report lower rates of depression and anxiety. Water scapes such as beaches and rivers create higher rates of positive emotions rather than negative emotions. The earlier you are introduced to environmental conditions the more comfortable you are with nature. Desmond morris - bio cultural influences - equated cities to zoos. When you stack people in a dense environment - it will create bad pathological effects. Sara hady - langurs in india - talked about intraspecific violence and killing. The problem is she studied these animals when they are densely and crowded trying to fend for food.
