Evolutionary Psychology: The New Science of the Mind (4th Edition) 4th Edition

by David Buss (Author)

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David M. Buss received his Ph.D. from the University of California at Berkley in 1981. He began his career in academics at Harvard, later moving to the University of Michigan before accepting his current position as Professor of Psychology at the University of Texas. His primary research interests include human sexuality, mating strategies, conflict between the sexes, homicide, stalking, and sexual victimization. The author of more than 200 scientific articles and 6 books, Buss has won numerous awards including the American Psychological Association (APA) Distinguished Scientific Award for Early Career Contribution to Psychology (1988), the APA G. Stanley Hall Lectureship (1990), the APA Distinguished Scientist Lecturer Award (2001), and the Robert W. Hamilton Book Award (2000) for the first edition of Evolutionary Psychology: The New Science of the Mind. He is also the editor of the first comprehensive Handbook of Evolutionary Psychology (2005, Wiley). He enjoys extensive cross-cultural research collaborations and lectures widely within the United States and abroad.

Hardcover: 480 pages
Publisher: Pearson; 4 edition (February 28, 2011)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 020501562X
ISBN-13: 978-0205015627
Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 0.9 x 9.2 inches
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Average Customer Review: 88 customer reviews
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #325,578 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Nicholas DriscollTop Contributor: Woodworking

At the time of publication this was a great overview of the field of evolutionary psychology

November 9, 2015

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At the time of publication this was a great overview of the field of evolutionary psychology. I used the book for leisure reading, but it would be good course material as well. Definitely a necessity in any well rounded library.

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GardenFreaK

I really enjoyed this book

June 1, 2018

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I really enjoyed this book. Gave a refreshing reintroduction of the evolutionary psychology concepts that began its foundations. This book is outdated, but the research is solid and I enjoy the fight of modern biological/social psychologists arguing for empirical data to be used tied to biological concepts and I believe this book has inspired that idea. If you are someone who believe gender is a myth and socially constructed to indoctrinate the system, this is not the book for you.

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343Programs

Gave me a new depth of perception in regards to ...

September 5, 2017

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Gave me a new depth of perception in regards to human behavior. Connected a lot of dots and made me realize some things I wish I didn't know.

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Ivan David

One of the Best Books on Psychology on Planet Earth!

August 8, 2017

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Super complete, with a lot of scientific proofs behind his teachings,one of the best books on planet earth!

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JoseY

Very good layout of the contents in the chapters whereas the ...

June 30, 2016

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This book is in a college curriculum and it shows. Very good layout of the contents in the chapters whereas the chapters cover a broad range of topics in this area. Very informative.

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Jasmine Victor

Five Stars

December 28, 2017

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Excellent text! Great information and flow. Delivered as expected.

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Manny

Review for the second edition (2003).

May 22, 2012

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The text I have is the second edition from 2003. Given that the field is relatively new, I suspect the newest edition has expanded a lot on the earlier ones. I give the book four stars because it is a good textbook, but Buss seems to be stretching things out to get to 30 pages in several of the chapters, even going so far as to say the same thing and cite the same studies in different chapters. It was a very easy to read text and was actually very similar to my "Animal Behavior" text by Alcock, and in fact, I would say that is a better text than this one for understanding evolutionary psychology. Again, I suspect later editions of "Evolutionary Psychology" have more human specific papers to cite than the 2003 edition (which relied heavily on animal studies), but I don't know.

Overall a decent text and highly insightful for anyone new to the field.

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Harrison D.

Amazing text book! Fascinating facts backed up by many empirical studies.

January 5, 2017

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What a great textbook! I purchased the third addition when I took a course on evolutionary psychology as an undergrad, and that class ended up being one of the most fascinating I took while at school. Recently, I purchased the 5th addition to help with a book that I'm writing and the material is just as fascinating as before. Perfect literature review and synthesis if you're curious about the subject, or anything related to sociology and anthropology. It's full of amazingly interesting facts on things such as aggression, coalition-forming, gender differences, mating strategies, and parental investment. It's also a great source for peer reviewed articles as the're cited throughout the book.

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Lance Hetzler

A triumphantly successful milestone for modern psychology.

February 3, 1999

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Professor Buss has taken upon himself the formidable challenge of producing the first evolutionary psychology textbook, a milestone that is long overdue. In his endeavor he has succeeded magnificently. In 411 pages he manages a sterling job of covering the most important topics in evolutionary psychology, bringing to bear the most up to date literature in a simple to read yet academically compelling format. He begins with a complete and intelligent introduction to both evolutionary theory and the events leading to the development of an evolutionary psychology. Thereafter, he covers broad branches of human behavior - kin relations, cooperative relationships, warfare, aggression, status-seeking, parenting and, of course, human mating strategies. This last topic is covered in several different chapters and highlights the author¹s own valuable, ground-breaking work done in the area. His book provides a miraculous combination of both utterly fascinating and effortless reading, rare qualities in textbooks. No review can be complete without mention of a few blemishes, however minor and in this case it is particularly tempting to simply omit them entirely. However, Dr. Buss occasionally relies heavily, too heavily perhaps, on secondary or general sources of information (i.e., Dawkins, de Waal, Pinker) when more research oriented sources are available. No doubt this stems, at least in part, from the fact that there is simply not as much primary literature on the subject as one could hope for (at least where humans are concerned). This will undoubtedly be improved by the time the next edition rolls off the press. Too, one would greatly hope that future editions of this text might include a section on foraging/hunting and food adaptations since they are so fundamental to survival and because so many other primate species display overt and well-studied feeding adaptations. However, such minor details are utterly dwarfed by the magnitude, importance and quality of this work. The breadth, depth and timeliness of this textbook cannot be overstated. If you are planning on teaching an undergraduate course on evolutionary psychology or are simply interested in learning more about the subject, this is, without question, the most authoritative and comprehensive vehicle available, eclipsing even the extraordinary Adapted Mind.

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