Sociobiological Perspectives on Human Development

Sociobiological Perspectives on Human Development

by Kevin B. MacDonald (Editor)
Sociobiological Perspectives on Human Development

Sociobiological Perspectives on Human Development

by Kevin B. MacDonald (Editor)

Paperback(Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1988)

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Overview

Examines the importance of evolutionary biology for key issues in human development. Illustrates the power of socio-
biological approaches in understanding developmental pheno-
mena and their importance in generating new, empirically verifiable predictions.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781461283386
Publisher: Springer New York
Publication date: 09/23/2011
Edition description: Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1988
Pages: 405
Product dimensions: 6.69(w) x 9.61(h) x 0.03(d)

Table of Contents

I. Theoretical Issues.- 1 The Interfaces Between Sociobiology and Developmental Psychology.- 2 Resources and Resource Acquisition During Ontogeny.- 3 Toward a Developmental Evolutionary Ecology of Humans.- II. The Domains of Children’s Behavior: The Self, Moral Development, Altruism, Aggression, Peer Relations, and Cognition.- 4 On the Evolution of Self-Knowledge and Self-Deception.- 5 Sociobiology and the Cognitive-Developmental Tradition in Moral Development Research.- 6 Cooperation, Competition, and Altruism in Human Twinships: A Sociobiological Approach.- 7 Observations on Adolescence.- 8 Psychological Development: Epigenetic Rules and Gene-Culture Coevolution.- III. The Sociobiology of Parent-Child Interactions.- 9 Research in Developmental Sociobiology: Parenting and Family Behavior.- 10 Ultimate and Proximate Determinants of Child Maltreatment: Natural Selection, Ecological Instability, and Coercive Interpersonal Contingencies.- 11 Socialization in the Context of the Family: A Sociobiological Perspective.- 12 A Sociobiological Perspective on the Development of Human Reproductive Strategies.- 13 Father Involvement, Reproductive Strategies, and the Sensitive Period.
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