Charles Crawford - Böcker

Evolutionary psychology is concerned with the adaptive problems early humans faced in ancestral human environments, the nature of the psychological mechanisms natural selection shaped to deal with those ancient problems, and the ability of the resulting evolved psychological mechanisms to deal with the problems people face in the modern world. Evolutionary psychology is currently advancing our understanding of altruism, moral behavior, 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, behavior genetics, personality, and social psychology.Foundations of Evolutionary Psychology provides an up-to-date review of the ideas, issues, and applications of contemporary evolutionary psychology. It is suitable for senior undergraduates, first year graduate students, or professionals who wish to become conversant with the major issues currently shaping the emergence of this dynamic new field. It will be interesting to psychologists, anthropologists, sociologists, economists, philosophers, cognitive scientists, and anyone interested in using new developments in the theory of evolution to gain new insights into human behavior.

Originally published in 1987, Sociobiology and Psychology: Ideas, Issues, and Applications is a compilation of essays focusing on the intersection of sociobiology and psychology. It explores the biological basis of social behaviors and the relevance of evolutionary theory to understanding human psychology. The volume aims to integrate evolutionary thinking into psychology and the social sciences, providing insights and applications relevant to both fields. The field of evolutionary psychology, which grew out of sociobiology and psychology, has flourished in the following years and this title should be read in its historical context.This book is a re-issue originally published in 1987. The language used and views portrayed are a reflection of its era and no offence is meant by the Publishers to any reader by this re-publication.

Originally published in 1998, the aim of the Handbook of Evolutionary Psychology was to compile a volume that would facilitate the development of the evolutionary approach to human behavior by communicating some of the major ideas, issues, and applications of the Theory of Evolution at the time.Part I introduces readers to those aspects of evolutionary theorizing that had been particularly important during the previous decade, and were believed would continue to be important for some time. Part II deals with some of the central issues in the application of the Theory of Evolution to the study of human behavior. The chapters in Part III illustrate how a variety of researchers and scholars were using evolutionary thinking to explain psychological phenomena. This book is a re-issue originally published in 1998. The language used and views portrayed are a reflection of its era and no offence is meant by the Publishers to any reader by this re-publication.