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The adapted mind : evolutionary psychology and the generation of culture / edited by Jerome H. Barkow, Leda Cosmides, John Tooby.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Behavior evolution.
- Cognition and culture.
- Genetic psychology.
- Sociobiology.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (679 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, c1992.
- Summary:
- 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.
- Contents:
- 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
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9786610760824
- 9780190282813
- 0190282819
- 9781280760822
- 1280760826
- 9780195356472
- 0195356470
- OCLC:
- 476012564
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