Living Walden Two : B.F. Skinner's behaviorist utopia and experimental communities / Hilke Kuhlmann.

Author/creator Kuhlmann, Hilke, 1969-
Format Book
Publication InfoUrbana : University of Illinois Press, ©2005.
Descriptionxiii, 245 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents
Subjects

Contents Walden Two: a behaviorist utopia -- Behavioral psychology and the design of society -- Skinner's utopian vision and the issue of control -- The road not taken: Skinner, experimental communalism, and token economies -- Sunflower House -- Lake Village -- Walden Three -- The early days of Twin Oaks Community -- The planner manager system -- The communal child care program -- The labor credit system -- The appeal of the labor credit system for the communities -- Movement, or, What communards meant when they said Walden Two -- Why people leave -- Mexican contexts -- Education -- The economic structure -- Leadership and decision-making -- Behaviorism as religion.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [235]-240) and index.
LCCN 2004020463
ISBN0252029623 (hardcover : alk. paper)

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks HX806 .K84 2005 ✔ Available Place Hold