TY - BOOK AU - Ehrlich,Paul R. AU - Ornstein,Robert E. TI - Humanity on a tightrope: thoughts on empathy, family, and big changes for a viable future SN - 9781442206489 AV - HN18 E33 H 2010 PY - 2010/// CY - Lanham, Md. PB - Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Distributed by National Book Network KW - Social problems KW - Social change KW - Cultural relations KW - Empathy KW - Globalization KW - Social aspects N1 - On a tightrope -- Empathy, and "us" family members versus "them" -- The seeds of family values and how they sprouted -- The evolution of "them" -- The neuropsychology of getting to "us": the more alike we are, the more we like -- It's all us now: closing the culture gap and building a global family -- The beginnings of a new stage in history -- Getting to "alike" one another -- Revitalizing religious empathy and staying on the tightrope; HKBU library; YT2025 M10 N2 - Focusing on what families and family values are, the authors argue how viewing the world population as one big family will lead to a more sustainable civilization ER -