Evolution, early experience and human development : from research to practice and policy
Narvâaez, Darcia.Contributor
Narváez, DarciaContributor
New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press,
c2012.
This title asserts that human development is being misshaped by government policies, social practices, and public beliefs that fail to consider basic human needs. In this pioneering volume scientists from a range of disciplines theorize that the increase in conditions such as depression and obesity can be partially attributed to a disparity between the environments and conditions under which our mammalian brains currently develop and our evolutionary heritage.
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
This title asserts that human development is being misshaped by government policies, social practices, and public beliefs that fail to consider basic human needs. In this pioneering volume scientists from a range of disciplines theorize that the increase in conditions such as depression and obesity can be partially attributed to a disparity between the environments and conditions under which our mammalian brains currently develop and our evolutionary heritage.
Description based on print version record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Developmental psychology
Child development
Neuropsychology
Human evolution
Biological Processes
Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms
Genetic Processes
Physiological Processes
Growth and Development
Adaptation, Biological
Biological Phenomena
Physiological Phenomena
Psychiatry and Psychology
Genetic Phenomena
Phenomena and Processes
Adaptation, Physiological
Biological Evolution
Human Development
Social Sciences
Psychology