By Deborah Downing Wilson
The adventure of the Stoners and investors is a profound testomony to human sociality. Even within the kind of simulation, at the same time a video game, the individuals came across themselves quickly—and with real conviction—bound to the ideologies and practices in their in-group. The Stoners loved their days lounging, chatting, and making crafts, whereas the Traders—through a posh marketplace of taking part in cards—competed for the top bankrolls. once they got here into touch, false impression, pageant, or even manipulation prevailed, to the purpose that every team grew to become so confident of its personal superiority that even after the simulation’s finish the scholars couldn't reconcile.
Throughout her riveting narrative, Downing Wilson interweaves interesting discussions at the value of play, feelings, and intergroup interplay within the formation and upkeep of team identities, in addition to at the dynamic social tactics at paintings while diversified cultural teams have interaction. a desirable account of social experimentation, the e-book paints a bright portrait of our inner most social traits and the powers they've got over how we make associates and enemies alike.
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