Human Evolutionary Psychology

Louise Barrett, Robin Dunbar, John Lycett (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

450 Seiten

2001
Bloomsbury Academic (Verlag)
978-0-333-72558-0 (ISBN)

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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.

ROBIN DUNBAR is Professor of Evolutionary Psychology at the University of Liverpool (previously Professor of Biological Anthropology at University College, London). He is the author of 9 books and 103 articles for, among others, Nature and New Scientist. LOUISE BARRETT is Lecturer in Evolutionary Psychology and Behavioural Ecology at the University of Liverpool. Her research interests lie in the evolution of cognition and the socioecology of human and non-human primates and she is co-director of the De Hoop Baboon Project in South Africa. JOHN LYCETT is Lecturer in Evolutionary Psychology at the University of Liverpool. His current research interests are in human reproductive decision making and parental investment decisions.

Preface
The Evolutionary Approach to Human Behaviour
Basics of Evolutionary Theory
Cooperation Among Kin
Reciprocity and Sharing
Mate Choice
Life History Constraints and Reproductive Decisions
Parental Investment Strategies
Marriage and Inheritance
The Individual in Society
Cognition and the Modular Brain
Social Cognition and its Development
Language
Cultural Evolution
References.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	26.11.2001
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	203 x 254 mm
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Verhaltenstherapie
	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Evolution
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
ISBN-10	0-333-72558-1 / 0333725581
ISBN-13	978-0-333-72558-0 / 9780333725580
Zustand	Neuware