Handbook of Evolutionary Psychology Ideas, Issues, and Applications

Evolutionary psychology is concerned with the stresses that existed in ancestral human environments, the nature of the psychological mechanisms natural selection shaped to deal with those ancient stresses, and the ability of the resulting evolved psychological mechanisms to deal with the stresses of the modern world. Evolutionary psychology is currently advancing our understanding of moral behavior, family violence, sexual aggression, warfare, aesthetics, the nature of language, and gender differences in mate choice and perception. It is helping us understand the relationships between cognitive science, developmental psychology, behavior genetics, psychoanalysis, and social personality psychology. This book provides an up-to-date introduction to the ideas, issues, and applications of evolutionary and/or Darwinian psychology. It is suitable for fourth year undergraduates, first year graduate students, or professionals who wish to become conversant with the major issues currently shaping the emergence of this dynamic new field of psychology. It will be interesting to psychologists, anthropologists, philosophers, cognitive scientists, and anyone interested in using Darwin's Theory of Evolution by Natural Selection to gain insights into human behavior.Krebs, Dennis L. is the author of 'Handbook of Evolutionary Psychology Ideas, Issues, and Applications' with ISBN 9780805845051 and ISBN 0805845054.