Human Evolutionary Psychology
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Beschreibung
Other people and their behaviour are a subject of endless fascination for us. Our understanding of why we behave in certain ways can be greatly enhanced if we take an evolutionary perspective. Understanding the evolutionary pressures that have shaped human behaviour can give us a new insight into why we prefer a good gossip to a lengthy session of algebra, or why children are so good at learning language and so poor at sharing nicely with others.
Human Evolutionary Psychology offers a comprehensive overview of all aspects of human evolutionary behaviour and psychology. Tackling everything from mate choice to marriage patterns, childcare to cultural evolution, Human Evolutionary Psychology critically assesses the value of evolutionary explanations to humans in both modern western society and traditional pre-industrial societies. The combination of broad scope and in-depth analysis makes it the ideal introduction to this exciting and rapidly expanding area of research.
This textbook offers a comprehensive overview of human behaviour and psychology from an evolutionary perspective. The combination of broad scope and in-depth analysis makes it the ideal introduction to this exciting and rapidly expanding area of research.
Exceptionally broad comprehensive coverage of new and expanding field Only textbook to incorporate both psychological and anthropological approaches Critical assessment of the different approaches used to study human evolutionary behaviour Use of boxes to cover more complex issues/tangential issues in more detail, giving reader a choice of whether to pursue these or just stick to the main textExtensive reference list and suggestions for further reading provides excellent route into the primary literature
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Louise Barrett
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