The SAGE Handbook of Evolutionary Psychology

Foundations of Evolutionary Psychology
1. Auflage 2020
ISBN: 978-1-5264-8914-2
Verlag: SAGE Publishing Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 504 Seiten, Format (B × H): 175 mm x 250 mm, Gewicht: 1040 g

Evolutionary psychology is an important and rapidly expanding area in the life, social, and behavioral sciences, and this Handbook represents the most comprehensive and up-to-date reference text in the field today. Chapters in this Handbook address foundational theories and methodological approaches, providing a rich overview of the most important theoretical and empirical work in the field. The SAGE Handbook of Evolutionary Psychology is an essential resource for researchers, graduate students, and advanced undergraduate students in all areas of psychology, and in related disciplines across the life, social, and behavioral sciences.

Part 1: Foundations of Evolution

Part 2: Middle-Level Evolutionary Theories

Part 3: Research Methods and Strategies

Autoren/Hrsg.

Shackelford, Todd K.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychologie / Allgemeines & Theorie Psychologie: Allgemeines

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part 1: Foundations of Evolution
Chapter 1: Sexual Selection: A Brief Introduction - C. Ruth Archer & David J. Hosken
Chapter 2: Inclusive Fitness Theory - Carey J. Fitzgerald
Chapter 3: Adaptive Problems - Gary L. Brase
Chapter 4: Differential Reproduction - Laura Betzig
Chapter 5: The Products of Evolution: Conceptual Distinctions, Evidentiary Criteria, and Empirical Examples - Laith Al-Shawaf, David M.G. Lewis, Nicole Barbaro, & Yzar S. Wehbe
Chapter 6: Evolved Psychological Mechanisms - David M.G. Lewis, Laith Al-Shawaf, Matthew B. Thompson, & David M. Buss
Part 2: Middle-Level Evolutionary Theories
Chapter 7: Why Sex? - Mark V. Flinn
Chapter 8: Parental Investment Theory - Justin K. Mogilski
Chapter 9: Parent-offspring Conflict - Menelaos Apostolou
Chapter 10: Theory of Reciprocal Altruism - Gerald Carter, Mu-Hsun Chen, & Imran Razik
Chapter 11: The Trivers-Willard Hypothesis - Catherine Salmon & Jessica Hehman
Chapter 12: Life History Theory - David J. Kruger
Chapter 13: Sperm Competition Theory - Tara DeLecce & Michael N. Pham
Chapter 14: Sexual Conflict Theory: Concepts and Empirical Tests - Wayne R. Rostant, Emily K. Fowler, & Tracey Chapman
Chapter 15: Attachment Theory: A Behavioral Systems Approach for Studying Species-Universal and Individual-Differences Aspects of the Social Mind - Mario Mikulincer & Phil Shaver
Part 3: Research Methods and Strategies
Chapter 16: Cross-species comparisons: When comparing apples to oranges is fruitful - Jennifer Vonk, Jared Edge, Jacob Pappas, Audrey Robeson, & Amity Jordan
Chapter 17: Cross-Cultural Research - Menelaos Apostolou
Chapter 18: Neuroscientific Methods - Jennifer Mundale
Chapter 19: Behavior Genetics - Nicole Barbaro & Lars Penke
Chapter 20: Sex Differences and Sex Similarities - Alastair P.C. Davies
Chapter 21: Within-Species Individual Differences - Timothy Marsh
Chapter 22: Social Biogeography - Aurelio José Figueredo, Mateo Peñaherrera-Aguirre, Steven C. Hertler, & Michael A. Woodley
Chapter 23: Cross-Cultural Differences in Cognition and Learning - Alfredo Ardila
Chapter 24: Sources of Data for Testing Evolutionary Hypotheses - Carey Fitzgerald & Jody A. Thompson
Chapter 25: Controversial Issues and Misunderstandings in Evolutionary Psychology - Darren Burke

Über Autor(innen)

Shackelford, Todd K.
Todd K. Shackelford received his Ph.D. in evolutionary psychology in 1997 from the University of Texas at Austin. Since 2010, he is Professor and Chair of the Department of Psychology at Oakland University (http://www.oakland.edu/psychology) in Rochester, Michigan, where he is Co-Director of the Evolutionary Psychology Lab (www.ToddKShackelford.com). In 2016, he was appointed Distinguished Professor by the Oakland University Board of Trustees. He led the founding of new Ph.D. and M.S. programs (http://www.oakland.edu/psychology/grad/), which launched in 2012. Shackelford has published around 300 journal articles and his work has been cited over 22,000 times. Much of Shackelford’s research addresses sexual conflict between men and women, with a special focus on men’s physical, emotional, and sexual violence against their intimate partners. Since 2006, Shackelford has served as editor of the journal Evolutionary Psychology, and in 2014 founded the journal Evolutionary Psychological Science as Editor-in-Chief.