The adapted mind evolutionary psychology and the generation of culture

This collection of research essays is centred on the complex, evolved psychological mechanisms that generate human behaviour and culture. It aims to introduce the field of evolutionary psychology to a wider audience and to show how the field connects evolutionary biology to social behaviour.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Barkow, Jerome H. (-), Cosmides, Leda, Tooby, John
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press c1992.
Edición:1st ed
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Contents; Contributors; Introduction: Evolutionary Psychology and Conceptual Integration; I. THE EVOLUTIONARY AND PSYCHOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS OF THE SOCIAL SCIENCES; II. COOPERATION; III. THE PSYCHOLOGY OF MATING AND SEX; IV. PARENTAL CARE AND CHILDREN; V. PERCEPTION AND LANGUAGE AS ADAPTATIONS; VI. ENVIRONMENTAL AESTHETICS; VII. INTRAPSYCHIC PROCESSES; VIII. NEW THEORETICAL APPROACHES TO CULTURAL PHENOMENA; Author Index; Subject Index