Evolutionary Psychology

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This revolutionary textbook examines human behavior from an evolutionary perspective, providing students with the conceptual tools needed to study evolutionary psychology and apply them to empirical research on the human mind.

Where did we come from?

What is our connection with other life forms?

What are the mechanisms of mind that define what it means to be a human being?

In the seventh edition of this revolutionary textbook, David M. Buss examines human behavior from an evolutionary perspective, providing students with the conceptual tools needed to study evolutionary psychology and apply them to empirical research on the human mind. Content is organised by topic, beginning with the challenges of survival, mating, parenting, and kinship; progressing to challenges of group living, including cooperation, aggression, sexual conflict and status, prestige, and social hierarchies.

Key features of this edition include:

• Updated and enhanced material based on an explosion of new theories and research, including dozens of new references
• Expanded coverage of topics including socioecology, behavior, emotions, and gender
• Exploration of evolutionary mismatches in several domains such as survival, kinship, and mating, including a discussion of internet dating

With a wealth of student-friendly pedagogy including critical thinking questions and case study boxes supporting the application of evolutionary psychology to real-world situations, this is an invaluable resource for undergraduates studying psychology, biology, and anthropology. The textbook is also supported by a range of instructor resources, including PowerPoint slides, a test bank, and an instructor’s manual, to help students achieve their higher learning goals.

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Part 1: Foundations of Evolutionary Psychology

1. The Scientific Movements Leading to Evolutionary Psychology

2. The New Science of Evolutionary Psychology

Part 2: Problems of Survival

3. Combating the Hostile Forces of Nature

Part 3: Challenges of Sex and Mating

4. Women’s Long-Term Mating Strategies

5. Men’s Long-Term Mating Strategies

6. Short-Term Sexual Strategies

Part 4: Challenges of Parenting and Kinship

7. Problems of Parenting

8. Problems of Kinship

Part 5: Problems of Group Living

9. Cooperative Alliances

10. Aggression and Warfare

11. Conflict Between the Sexes

12. Status, Prestige, and Social Dominance

13. Toward a Unified Evolutionary Psychology