Product Description

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 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, psychoanalysis, and social personality psychology.

This book provides an up-to-date 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 dynamic new field of psychology. It will be interesting to psychologists, anthropologists, philosophers, cognitive scientists, and anyone interested in using Darwin's Theory of Evolution by Natural Selection to gain insights into human behavior.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2228818 in Books
• Published on: 1997-12-15
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 680 pages

Review

This Handbook will be of value to social scientists who want a high-level examination of recent theory and research in a developing corner of their domain as well as to biological scientists who are interested in how their perspectives can be applied to phenomena considered outside their domain.
—CHOICE

With the publication of the Handbook of Evolutionary Psychology: Ideas, Issues, and Applications...I find myself once again rejuvenated with the zeal that good science engenders....Compiling a handbook is a formidable aspiration, and by and large, Crawford and Kreb's have succeeded admirably....A good theory promotes questioning. The ideas, issues, and applications explored in Crawford and Krebs Handbook of Evolutionary Psychology provide a cascade of questions.
—Contemporary Psychology