Evolutionary perspectives on human development
By: editors, Robert L. Burgess and Kevin MacDonald
Contributors: Burgess, Robert G; MacDonald, Kevin B
Edition: 2nd ed
Publisher: Sage Publications
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Thousand Oaks, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 452
Subjects: Developmental psychology; Evolutionary psychology
Description: "Evolutionary Perspectives on Human Development, Second Edition considers the role of evolutionary theory in the field of developmental psychology to examine important topics of individual human development. This unique book fills an important gap in the literature, applying evolutionary models to human development by focusing on central development issues. The book emphasizes the importance of both domain-general evolved psychological mechanisms and domain-specific processes. The text also integrates behavior-genetic research with evolutionary and developmental principles." "It is a supplementary textbook for advanced undergraduate and graduate courses in evolutionary and development psychology."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes
Table of contents: title: Evolutionary theory and human development / Robert L. Burgess; title: Theoretical issues in the of evolution and development / Kevin MacDonald and Scott L. Hershberger; title: Culture and developmental plasticity : evolution of the brain / Mark V. Flinn; title: Evolution and cognitive development / David C. Geary; title: Contextual freedom in human infant vocalization and the evolution of language / Kimbrough Oller and Ulrike Griebel; title: The past, present, and future of the human family / Sarah Blaffer Hardy; title: Human emotions as multi-purpose adaptations : an evolutionary perspective on the development of fear / Peter La Freniere; title: Personality, evolution, and development / Kevin MacDonald; title: An evolutionary reconceptualization of Kohlberg's model of moral development / Dennis Krebs; title: Evolutionary studies of cooperation, competition, and altruism : a twin-based approach / Nancy L. Segal; title: An analysis of child maltreatment : from behavioral psychology to behavioral ecology / Robert L. Burgess and Alicia Drais-Parrillo; title: Further observations on adolescence / Glenn E. Weisfeld and Donyell K. Coleman; title: Strategies for resource and reproductive competition in the socialization of Amish and Gypsy children / William R. Charlesworth; title: Evolutionary psychopathology and abnormal development / Linda Mealey