Evolutionary Psychology: The New Science of the MindAllyn and Bacon, 1999 - 456 pages Beginning with a historical introduction, the text logically progresses by discussing adaptive problems that humans face, and ends with a unifying chapter showing how the new field of evolutionary psychology encompasses all branches of psychology. *Contains state-of-the-art coverage, including many 1997, 1998, and 'in press' references *Clear and engaging writing style contains stories, media and cultural examples and illustrations, and applications to the personal lives of students |
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Page 273
... sex friendship is to provide short - term sexual access . This hypothesis follows from the logic of the theory of parental investment ( Trivers , 1972 ) . Over the course of human evo- lutionary history men have been the less investing sex ...
... sex friendship is to provide short - term sexual access . This hypothesis follows from the logic of the theory of parental investment ( Trivers , 1972 ) . Over the course of human evo- lutionary history men have been the less investing sex ...
Page 323
... sexual access , and so resort to aggressive tactics in these contexts . Future research must assess directly the proportion of copulations that are attained through coercive and noncoercive means to test this modification of the mate ...
... sexual access , and so resort to aggressive tactics in these contexts . Future research must assess directly the proportion of copulations that are attained through coercive and noncoercive means to test this modification of the mate ...
Page 343
... sexual access to women . A third manifestation of conflict over sexual access occurs in the form of sex- ual harassment in the workplace . Men are overwhelmingly the perpetrators of sexual harassment , women overwhelmingly the victims ...
... sexual access to women . A third manifestation of conflict over sexual access occurs in the form of sex- ual harassment in the workplace . Men are overwhelmingly the perpetrators of sexual harassment , women overwhelmingly the victims ...
Contents
The New Science of Evolutionary Psychology | 33 |
The Origins of Human Nature | 34 |
Fundamentals of Evolved | 46 |
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