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Todd K. Shackelford 
The SAGE Handbook of Evolutionary Psychology 
Foundations of Evolutionary Psychology

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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


 

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Table of Content

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 De Lecce & 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

About the author

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.Todd KShackelford.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. 
Language English ● Format EPUB ● Pages 504 ● ISBN 9781529737479 ● File size 2.4 MB ● Editor Todd K. Shackelford ● Publisher SAGE Publications ● City London ● Country GB ● Published 2020 ● Edition 1 ● Downloadable 24 months ● Currency EUR ● ID 7684371 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM
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