Background
Lea, Stephen Edmund Gillam was born on September 17, 1946 in London. Son of Edmund Gillam and Gladys Gertrude Maud (Harwood) Lea.
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The Individual in the Economy: A Textbook of Economic Psychology
(This book, originally published in 1987, argues that econ...)
This book, originally published in 1987, argues that economics and psychology both claim to study human behaviour, but historically they have had very little to do with each other. Previous efforts at integration tended to take the form of bringing in psychology to reform economics or vice versa. The authors believe this approach is unfruitful. Instead, they take the view that many kinds of behaviour have both economic and psychological aspects and can be studied by both economic and psychological methods. Economic psychology is the body of knowledge that results from such interdisciplinary investigation. Throughout the authors employ both psychological and economic theories, emphasising how each matches up to the observed facts rather than pitting one against the other. Drawing on the strengths of economics and psychology, The Individual in the Economy presents interesting analyses of important human behaviours, which will surprise and inform psychologists, economists, their students and motivated general readers.
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Instinct, Environment and Behaviour
( What can the evolution of animal behaviour tell us abou...)
What can the evolution of animal behaviour tell us about human behaviour? More specifically, how good an account of animal behaviour can we give in terms of evolution, and how do humans fit in with or deviate from the pattern established for other animals? The biological approach to the study of animal behaviour has important implications for psychology, but it is distinctly different. Originally published in 1984, this book provides a basic introduction to biological theories about behaviour, from the classic ethological tradition of Lorenz and Tinbergen to the later sociobiological approach. The principles of experimentation and research involved are assessed critically, especially with regard to their implications for the study of human behaviour. Written specifically for those with little biological knowledge, this book will still be of interest to students of biology and introductory psychology alike.
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The Economic Psychology of Everyday Life (International Series in Social Psychology)
(From childhood through to adulthood, retirement and final...)
From childhood through to adulthood, retirement and finally death, The Economic Psychology of Everyday Life uniquely explores the economic problems all individuals have to solve across the course of their lives. Webley, Burgoyne, Lea and Young begin by introducing the concept of economic behaviour and its study. They then examine the main economic issues faced at each life stage, including: * the impact of advertising on children * buying a first house and setting up home * changing family roles and gender-linked inequality * redundancy and unemployment * coping on a pension * obituaries, wills and inheritance. Finally they draw together the commonalties of economic problems across the lifespan, discuss generational and cultural changes in economic behaviour, and examine the significance of other, non-economic constraints, upon individuals. The Economic Psychology of Everyday Life provides a much-needed comprehensive and accessible guide to economic psychology which will be of great interest to researchers and students.
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Stephen Edmund Gillam Lea
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Stephen Edmund Gillam Lea, British Psychology educator. Chartered psychologist. Member Board of Governors Foxhayes First School, Exeter, 1980-1990, chairperson Board of Governors, 1990-1996. Fellow British Psychological Society; member International Association for Research in Economics Psychology (founding), Experimental Psychology Society, Association for Study of Animal Behavior, Society for Achievement of Socio-Economics.
Education
Bachelor, U. Cambridge, England, 1967; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Cambridge, England, 1974.
Career
Assistant in research, U. Cambridge, 1970-1971;
demonstrator, U. Cambridge, 1971-1976;
lecturer psychology, U. Exeter, England, 1976-1982;
senior lecturer, U. Exeter, England, 1982-1990;
professor, U. Exeter, England, since 1990. Head department psychology U. Exeter, 1983-1988, dean science faculty, 1993-1996;visiting Erskine fellow U. Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand, 1993. Humboldt research fellow Ruhr-University, Bochum, Germany, 1987.
Visiting professor Keio U., Tokyo, 1996.
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Instinct, Environment and Behaviour
( What can the evolution of animal behaviour tell us abou...)
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The Economic Psychology of Everyday Life (International Series in Social Psychology)
(From childhood through to adulthood, retirement and final...)
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The Individual in the Economy: A Textbook of Economic Psychology
(This book, originally published in 1987, argues that econ...)
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Instinct, Environment and Behaviour
Membership
Member Board of Governors Foxhayes First School, Exeter, 1980-1990, chairperson Board of Governors, 1990-1996. Fellow British Psychological Society. Member International Association for Research in Economics Psychology (founding), Experimental Psychology Society, Association for Study of Animal Behavior, Society for Achievement of Socio-Economics.
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Married Bronwen Williams, July 27, 1968. Children: Miranda Nancy Lea Wright, Hugh Edmund Gillam, Thomas William, Nicholas Benedict.
