Oxford Handbook of Evolutionary Psychology

The Oxford Handbook of Evolutionary Psychology provides a comprehensive overview of the latest developments in this fast-growing area of research. With contributions from over fifty experts in the field, the range and depth of coverage is unequalled. In addition to well studied areas of investigation, such as mate choice and reproduction, the volume also includes chapters on the philosophical underpinnings of evolutionary psychology, comparative perspectives from other species, recent neurobiological findings, and gets to grips with the issue of cultural evolution in relation to human psychology. All the chapters combine a solid review of the relevant literature with well reasoned arguments and robust discussions of the major findings, as well as original insights and suggestions for future work. All the chapters are written by active researchers in the field of evolutionary psychology and so, as might be expected, a wide diversity of opinions is presented. The critical, wide-ranging and diverse discussions are thought-provoking and, taken together, the handbook as a whole provides a well balanced assessment of current research, from both theoretical and empirical perspectives. In addition, the editors provide an initial chapter and section introductions that place the contributions in context and help guide the reader by highlighting the major themes raised by the contributors. While each chapter thus stands on its own, and the book can be used as a work of reference, the integration of themes across chapters and sections means it can also be read in its entirety as a complement to textbooks and other publications in the field. The Oxford Handbook of Evolutionary Psychology is the definitive text on this burgeoning field.

ISBN 0198568304   Volumes 1 ISBN13 9780198568308 (What's this?)   Weight (grammes) 1551 Publisher Oxford University Press   Published in Oxford Imprint Oxford University Press   Series title Oxford Library of Psychology Format Hardback   Previous ISBN 9780199561780 Publication date 05 Apr 2007   Height (mm) 246 Library of Congress BF   Width (mm) 171 DEWEY 155.7   Spine width (mm) 40 DEWEY edition DC22   Academic level Undergraduate, Postgraduate, Professional / Scholarly Pages 720

1		Evolutionary psychology in the round by Robin Dunbar and Louise Barrett		3
2		The power of culture by Henry Plotkin		11
3		Evolution and psychology in philosophical perspective by Matteo Mameli		21
4		Niche construction, human behavioural ecology and evolutionary psychology by Kevin N. Laland		35
5		Group-level evolutionary processes by David Sloan Wilson		49
6		Homologizing the mind by Drew Rendall and Hugh Notman and John R. Vokey		59
7		Social knowledge in primates by Josep Call		71
8		Social cognition in non-primates by Redouan Bshary and Lucie H. Salwiczek and Wolfgang Wickler		83
9		Culture in primates and other animals by Carel P. van Schaik		103
10		Empathy, sympathy and prosocial preferences in primates by Joan B. Silk		115
11		Evolution of the social brain as a distributed neural system by Robert A. Barton		129
12		The neuroevolutionary and neuroaffective psychobiology of the prosocial brain by Jaak Panksepp		145
13		Neural pathways of social cognition by Tjeerd Jeliema and David I. Perrett		163
14		Mirror neurons and social cognition by Giacomo Rizzolatti and Leonardo Fogassi		179
15		Mechanisms of ecological rationality : heuristics and environments that make us smart by Peter M. Todd and Gerd Gigerenzer		197
16		The evolution of empathizing and systemizing : assortative mating of two strong systemizers and the cause of autism by Simon Barcon-Cohen		213
17		The ontogenetic origins of human cooperation by Emily Wyman and Michael Tomasello		227
18		Childhood experiences and reproductive strategies by Jay Belsky		237
19		Parental impacts on development : how proximate factors mediate adaptive plans by Tamas Bereczkei		255
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...all academic libraries catering for postgraduate work in any of the behavioural sciences will find it to be an important source... Journal of Mental Health This handbook is must reading for individuals interested in evolutionary psychology and biology. The material is challenging to read, but the book will give readers a good idea of the field. s with contributions from over fifty experts in the field, the range and coverage is unequalled...The Handbook of Evolutionary Psychology is the definitive text on this field. Betty Bookmark

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