The Oxford Handbook of Evolutionary Psychology and Religion

The Oxford Handbook of Evolutionary Psychology and Religion
Author: James R. Liddle
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 399
Release: 2021
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 0199397740

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The Oxford Handbook of Evolutionary Psychology and Behavioral Endocrinology

The Oxford Handbook of Evolutionary Psychology and Behavioral Endocrinology
Author: Lisa L. M. Welling
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2019
Genre: Evolutionary psychology
ISBN: 9780190649753

Although most will be at least somewhat familiar with the biological role hormones play during puberty and pregnancy, many are likely unaware that hormones - chemical messengers that are secreted by cells and that travel through the body to reach specialized receptors - impact multiple aspects of our lives from conception onward. Behavioral endocrinology and evolutionary psychology are complementary disciplines wherein scholars seek to understand human behavior. Evolutionary psychologists contend that human psychology and behavior are functional outcomes of natural and sexual selection pressures encountered in the ancestral environment. In this view, selection pressures designed adaptations of the mind and body, which produce behavior through a variety of psychological, neurological, and physiological mechanisms.

The Oxford Handbook of Comparative Evolutionary Psychology

The Oxford Handbook of Comparative Evolutionary Psychology
Author: Jennifer Vonk
Publisher: OUP USA
Total Pages: 591
Release: 2012-02-13
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0199738181

This volume brings together leading experts in comparative and evolutionary psychology. Top scholars summarize the histories and possible futures of their disciplines, and the contribution of each to illuminating the evolutionary forces that give rise to unique abilities in distantly and closely related species.

Oxford Handbook of Evolutionary Psychology

Oxford Handbook of Evolutionary Psychology
Author: Robin Ian MacDonald Dunbar
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 722
Release: 2007
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 0198568304

With contributions from over 50 experts in the field, this book provides an overview of the latest developments in evolutionary psychology. In addition to well studied areas of investigation, it also includes chapters on the philosophical underpinnings of evolutionary psychology, comparative perspectives from other species, and more.

The Oxford Handbook of Evolutionary Psychology and Parenting

The Oxford Handbook of Evolutionary Psychology and Parenting
Author: Viviana A. Weekes-Shackelford
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 521
Release: 2021-08-17
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 0190674709

The Oxford Handbook of Evolutionary Psychology and Parenting provides a comprehensive resource for state-of-the-art research on how our evolutionary past informs current parenting roles and practices. Featuring chapters from leaders in the field, the Handbook is designed for advanced undergraduates, graduates, and professionals in psychology, anthropology, biology, sociology, and demography, as well as many other social and life science disciplines. It is the first resource of its kind that brings together empirical and theoretical contributions from scholarship at the intersection of evolutionary psychology and parenting.

The Oxford Handbook of Evolutionary Family Psychology

The Oxford Handbook of Evolutionary Family Psychology
Author: Catherine Salmon
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 426
Release: 2011-05-27
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 0195396693

The Oxford Handbook of Evolutionary Family Psychology focuses on the psychology behind people's familial behavior, an understanding of which can illuminate our understanding of modern, ancient, and animal families.

The Oxford Handbook of Evolution, Biology, and Society

The Oxford Handbook of Evolution, Biology, and Society
Author: Rosemary Lynn Hopcroft
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 705
Release: 2018
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0190299320

This book contains an overview of research on the interaction of biological and sociological processes. Issues explored include: the origins of social solidarity; religious beliefs; sex differences; gender inequality; human happiness; social stratification and inequality; identity, status, and other group processes; race, ethnicity, and discrimination; fertility and family processes; crime and deviance; cultural and social change.

The Oxford Handbook of Sexual Conflict in Humans

The Oxford Handbook of Sexual Conflict in Humans
Author: Todd K. Shackelford
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 368
Release: 2012-01-04
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 0199908303

Sexual conflict -- what happens when the reproductive interests of males and females diverge -- occurs in all sexually reproducing species, including humans. The Oxford Handbook of Sexual Conflict in Humans is the first volume to assemble the latest theoretical and empirical work on sexual conflict in humans from the leading scholars in the fields of evolutionary psychology and anthropology. Following an introductory section that outlines theory and research on sexual conflict in humans and non-humans, ensuing sections discuss human sexual conflict and its manifestations before and during mating. Chapters in these sections address a range of factors topics and factors, including: - Sexual coercion, jealousy, and partner violence and killing - The ovulatory cycle, female orgasm, and sperm competition - Chemical warfare between ejaculates and female reproductive tracts Chapters in the next section address issues of sexual conflict after the birth of a child. These chapters address sexual conflict as a function of the local sex ratio, men's functional (if unconscious) concern with paternal resemblance to a child, men's reluctance to pay child support, and mate expulsion as a tactic to end a relationship. The handbook's concluding section includes a chapter that considers the impact of sexual conflict on a grander scale, notably on cultural, political, and religious systems. Addressing sexual conflict at its molecular and macroscopic levels, The Oxford Handbook of Sexual Conflict in Humans is a fascinating resource for the study of intersexual behavior.

The Oxford Handbook of Happiness

The Oxford Handbook of Happiness
Author: Susan A. David
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 1137
Release: 2014
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 0198714629

A text for researchers and practitioners interested in human happiness. Its editors and chapter contributors are world leaders in the investigation of happiness across the fields of psychology, education, philosophy, social policy and economics.