by Ernest Becker (Author)

Uses the disciplines of psychology, anthropology, sociology and psychiatry to explain what makes people act the way they do.

Author Biography

After receiving a PhD in cultural anthropology from Syracuse University, Dr. Ernest Becker (1924-1974) taught at the University of California at Berkeley, San Francisco State College, and Simon Fraser University, Canada. He is survived by his wife, Marie, and a foundation that bears his name--The Ernest Becker Foundation.