Kuhlmann, Hilke, 1969-

Living Walden Two : B.F. Skinner's behaviorist utopia and experimental communities / Hilke Kuhlmann. - Urbana : University of Illinois Press, (c)2005. - 1 online resource



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.



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Skinner, B. F. 1904-1990 --


Utopias--United States.
Behavior modification--United States.
Communal living--United States.


Electronic Books.

HX806 / .L585 2005