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SAGE PUBLISHING Essential Evolutionary Psychology by Hampton
Electronic Inspection Copy available for instructors here_x000D__x000D__x000D__x000D_`It is refreshing, in the wake of the sometimes uncritical enthusiasm for evolutionary psychology, to read a thoughtful and balanced account of the problems as well as the benefits of an evolutionary perspective on human behaviour' -_x000D__x000D__x000D_Professor Anne Campbell, Durham University_x000D__x000D__x000D__x000D__x000D__x000D__x000D_Essential Evolutionary Psychology introduces students to the core theories, approaches, and findings that are the necessary foundations for developing an understanding of the evolutionary psychology. _x000D__x000D__x000D__x000D__x000D__x000D__x000D_It offers a sound, brief and student friendly explication of how evolutionary theory has been and is applied in psychology. The book unpicks the very essence of human evolution, and how this knowledge is used to give evolutionary accounts of four of the central pillars of human behaviour - cooperation, attraction, aggression, and family formation. It also covers evolutionary accounts of abnormal behaviour, language and culture. _x000D__x000D__x000D__x000D_Visit the Companion Website at www.sagepub.co.uk/hampton_x000D_ _x000D_
Darwin's Argument and Three Problems_x000D_
Heritability, Sexual Selection and Altruism_x000D_
What Is Evolutionary Psychology?_x000D_
The Environment of Evolutionary Adaptedness_x000D_
Brains, Minds and Consciousness_x000D_
Co-Operation and Interdependence_x000D_
Families and Parenting_x000D_
Mate Selection_x000D_
Competition, Aggression and Violence_x000D_
Evolution and Language_x000D_
Evolution and Abnormal Psychology _x000D_
Evolution and Culture_x000D_
The Future of Evolutionary Psychology_x000D_