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Handbook of Evolutionary Psychology by Charles Crawford & Dennis Krebs
Ideas, Issues and Applications
An introduction to evolutionary psychology, this text focuses on the stresses in ancestral human environments, the psychological mechanisms natural selection shaped to deal with those stresses, and the ability of the evolved psychological mechanisms to deal with the stresses of the modern world.Evolutionary psychology is concerned with the stresses that existed in ancestral human environments, the nature of the psychological mechanisms natural selection shaped to deal with those ancient stresses, and the ability of the resulting evolved psychological mechanisms to deal with the stresses of the modern world. Evolutionary psychology is currently advancing our understanding of moral behaviour, family violence, sexual aggression, warfare, aesthetics, the nature of language, and gender differences in mate choice and perception. It is helping us understand the relationships between cognitive science, developmental psychology, behaviour genetics, psychoanalysis and social personality psychology. This book provides an updated introduction to the ideas, issues and applications of evolutionary and/or Darwinian psychology. It is suitable for fourth year undergraduates, first year graduate students, or professionals who wish to become conversant with the major issues currently shaping the emergence of this field of psychology. It should be of interest to psychologists, anthropologists, philosophers, cognitive scientists, and anyone interested in using Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection to gain insights into human behaviour. |
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| Author(s) : Dennis Krebs | Format : Hardback Book |
| ISBN-10 : 0805816666 | ISBN-13 : 9780805816662 |
| RRP : £101.50 | Best available price : £ / $ |
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Product Details:
Country Publication : United States
Publication Date : 12/01/1998
Publisher : Lawrence Erlbaum Associates Inc,US
Page Length : 616mm
Page Size : 230mm