Human Evolutionary Psychology

by Louise Barrett (Author), Robin Dunbar (Author), John Lycett (Author)

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Why do people resort to plastic surgery to look young? Why are stepchildren at greatest risk of fatal abuse? Why do we prefer gossip to algebra? Why must Dogon wives live alone in a dark hut for five days a month? Why are young children good at learning language but not sharing? Over the past decade, psychologists and behavioral ecologists have been finding answers to such seemingly unrelated questions by applying an evolutionary perspective to the study of human behavior and psychology. Human Evolutionary Psychology is a comprehensive, balanced, and readable introduction to this burgeoning field. It combines a sophisticated understanding of the basics of evolutionary theory with a solid grasp of empirical case studies.

Covering not only such traditional subjects as kin selection and mate choice, this text also examines more complex understandings of marriage practices and inheritance rules and the way in which individual action influences the structure of societies and aspects of cultural evolution. It critically assesses the value of evolutionary explanations to humans in both modern Western society and traditional preindustrial societies. And it fairly presents debates within the field, identifying areas of compatibility among sometimes competing approaches.

Combining a broad scope with the more in-depth knowledge and sophisticated understanding needed to approach the primary literature, this text is the ideal introduction to the exciting and rapidly expanding study of human evolutionary psychology.

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"Written with students in mind, Human Evolutionary Psychology is a highly readable and balanced account of EP's central concepts and conflicts, from altruism and mate choice to cultural evolution and the origins of language."--New Scientist

"Creative synthesis that should play a significant role in the study of the impact of evolution on individuals and society."--Choice

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'This is more than a much needed comprehensive introductory text to the area. It is an antidote to the erroneous view that evolutionary approaches to human psychology and action is some monolithic view focussed solely upon the concept of adaptation and reproductive success. As this book shows, it is many things, including the study of the causal powers and origins of human culture. If this book has a single message, it is long live pluralism.' - Henry Plotkin, Professor of Psychobiology, University College London.

'A monumental work. Buy it for the bibliography list. Read it for the pleasure of seeing a powerful new field making the transition to maturity.' - Randolph Nesse, M.D., Director, Evolution and Human Adaptation Program, University of Michigan and coauthor (with George Williams) of Why We Get Sick

'This is an impressive review of the literature on the evolution of human behaviour, including human evolutionary ecology and psychology. It will be a useful teaching resource, and there is nothing quite like it currently available.' - Ruth Mace, University College London

'This well-written and balanced textbook presents the complexity of the debate over evolutionary psychology. A valuable addition to the teaching resources for the growing area of evolutionary psychology, it provides the foundational information that allows students to confront the primary source material.' - Steven Scher, Eastern Illinois University

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Paperback: 448 pages
Publisher: Princeton University Press (February 17, 2002)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0691096228
ISBN-13: 978-0691096223
Product Dimensions: 8 x 0.9 x 10 inches
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Good textbook on evolutionary psychology

BySteven PetersonTOP 1000 REVIEWERVINE VOICEon March 16, 2007

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This is a very nice introduction to evolutionary psychology. Originally, as the authors note, it was designed to meet a need for a good undergraduate textbook in the field. They note that they (page xi) ". . .were frustrated by the fact that there was nothing we could use as a textbook that was sufficiently broad to cover all our interests." However, this book is not just for undergraduate students. It will also serve well the larger public with some knowledge of evolution who might be interested in the developing area of evolutionary psychology. Thus, this book could well have multiple audiences.

The purpose of this book, as the authors observe, is to (page 1) ". . .demonstrate that by adopting an evolutionary perspective on human behaviour and psychology, we can provide a coherent unified explanation on human social evolution and adaptation." Obviously, an ambitious agenda for this book.

And an agenda that they do pretty well in addressing.

The first two chapters do a nice job of laying out the basics of evolutionary theory in readily understandable terms. In these chapters, they clearly note that human behavior can be explained by evolutionary processes. The second chapter addresses the apparent paradox between evolution operating on individuals (the "selfish gene" metaphor) while we see apparent cases of altruism.

Following chapters apply evolutionary theory to a variety of human behaviors, such as: (a) cooperation among kin (relatives); (b) reciprocity and sharing; (c) mate choice; (d) human reproduction; (e) parental investment in offspring; (f) marriage and inheritance; (g) the individual's functioning within larger societies; (h) cognition; (i) social cognition; (j) language; (k) cultural evolution.

Those topics suggest the scope of this work. The volume is made more useful to readers with many examples provided. It is a focused application of evolutionary theory to human psychology and social behavior. This is one of the better introductions to the study of evolutionary psychology. Those who do not accept the application of evolution to humans, of course, will not be convinced. For others, this is an interesting volume and will provoke much reflection.

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HUMAN evolutionary psychology

ByRichard W. Milleron October 28, 2004

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I am surprised at the relatively low sales numbers and lack of reviews for this excellent text. Although David Buss's text book is by far the better seller it leaves much to be desired. It is simply too "dumbed down" for the senior and graduate level students that it was intended for. Although Dr. Buss is a strong advocate of the evolutionary approach to human psychology, his treatment of evolutionary theory is rather weak and laymen like giving away his background in psychology rather than biology.

The currrent text by Barrett et al. however gives an excellent account of evolutionary theory as a starting point for the books' coverage of human evolutionary psychology, perhaps because this book emanates from Robin Dunbar's (2nd author) lab. Dr. Dunbar is a immenent British primatologist whose background includes a thorough grounding in the biological sciences including evolutionary theory.

Also, more than any of the other texts in this field the emphasis of this one is on HUMAN evolutionary psychology. Other texts use a more comparative approach and rely too heavily on extrapolations from the general primate literature rather than on data specific to humans.

Lastly, this text has the largest and most relevant bibliography of any of the other texts. Documentation is thus extensive This alone is worth the price of the book

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ByBret Blakesleeon December 12, 2013

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I agree with everyone else here and I don't even have to read their reviews. It's that good. The science is first rate and the author can write so well that the subject isn't only fascinating, it's exciting. Don't miss this one.

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Most useful introduction to the field

ByE. Effon April 15, 2007

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I purchased this book about four years ago, when it first came out. I've found it to be invaluable in leading me through the literature on evolutionary psychology and human behavioral ecology (one of the book's strengths is that it embraces both of these approaches). The book lends itself to browsing, and I've often looked up a topic in the index, read the pages listed, and then later looked up a particularly interesting article mentioned in those pages. In this way I've discovered the work of a few authors that I now consider to be quite important (Pierre van den Berghe and Austin Hughes come to mind). For me, this book has been a great investment.

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ByDean M. Brohmanon July 26, 2007

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They didn't have adequate texts, so they wrote their own. The writing is very thoughtfull, even diplomatic, and certainly compelling, with explanations as clear as an unmuddy lake in deepest summer.
These folks care about their students and aren't going to just leave stragglers behind.
They are good examples of why I like humans.

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Highly recommended!!!

ByW. T. HATTORIon February 23, 2008

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Highly recommended for students on human behavior!!! Diversity of themes, take a look at the table content! The reading is easy and clarifying.

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