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Evolution and Human Behavior, 2nd Edition: Darwinian Perspectives on Human Nature (Bradford Books)
Evolution and Human Behavior 2nd Edition Darwinian Perspectives on Human Nature - Bradford Books
Author: John Cartwright
Evolutionary psychology occupies an important place in the drive to understand and explain human behavior. Darwinian ideas provide powerful tools to illuminate how fundamental aspects of the way humans think, feel, and interact derive from reproductive interests and an ultimate need for survival. In this updated and expanded edition of Evolut...  more » John Cartwright considers the emergence of Homo sapiens as a species and looks at contemporary issues, such as familial relationships and conflict and cooperation, in light of key theoretical principles.

The book covers basic concepts including natural and sexual selection, life history theory, and the fundamentals of genetics. New material will be found in chapters on emotion, culture, incest avoidance, ethics, and cognition and reasoning. Two new chapters are devoted to the evolutionary analysis of mental disorders. Students of psychology, human biology, and physical and cultural anthropology will find Evolution and Human Behavior a comprehensive textbook of great value.

A Bradford Book
ISBN-13: 9780262033800
ISBN-10: 0262033801
Publication Date: 7/31/2008
Pages: 448
Edition: 2
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Publisher: The MIT Press
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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