Evolution and Human Behaviour
eBook - PDF

Evolution and Human Behaviour

Darwinian Perspectives on the Human Condition

  1. 520 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Evolution and Human Behaviour

Darwinian Perspectives on the Human Condition

About this book

Our experience of the world is driven by processes common to all animals: growth, survival, reproduction and death. Evolution and Human Behaviour explores the complexities of the human experience through the lens of Darwinism, drawing on a long and vibrant tradition of different theories and interpretations. This textbook offers a compelling synthesis of key concepts, addressing human thought, feeling and behaviour in fundamental evolutionary terms. This is a essential text for undergraduate students taking courses in psychology, human biology, ethology, anthropology and human behavioural ecology, providing an insightful and comprehensive introduction for anyone who wishes to understand how human behaviour has evolved. New to this Edition:
- Additional chapters on health and disease, homosexuality, the nature of adaptations and life history theory.
- Includes brand-new material on epigenetics, patterns of crime, error management theory, moral foundations theory, religion and gene culture co-evolution.
- Now accompanied by a companion website offering additional reading material and useful practice questions
- New 'controversy' boxes in each chapter, providing ideas for essay topics and classroom discussion

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Brief Contents
  3. Full Contents
  4. List of Figures
  5. List of Tables
  6. List of Boxes
  7. Preface to the Third Edition
  8. Acknowledgements
  9. Part I Historical and Methodological Issues
  10. Part II Two Pillars of the Darwinian Paradigm: Natural and Sexual Selection
  11. Part III Human Evolution and its Consequences
  12. Part IV Adaptations and Developmental Plasticity
  13. Part V Cognition and Emotion
  14. Part VI Cooperation and Conflict
  15. Part VII Mating and Mate Choice
  16. Part VIII Health and Disease
  17. Part IX Wider Contexts
  18. Glossary
  19. References
  20. Index