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Evolutionary Perspectives on Social Psychology
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Overview
Among the topics covered:
• How social psychology can be more cognitive without being less social.
• How the self-esteem system functions to resolve important interpersonal dilemmas.
• Shared interests of social psychology and cultural evolution.
• The evolution of stereotypes.
• An adaptive socio-ecological perspective on social competition and bullying.
• Evolutionary game theory and personality.
Evolutionary Perspectives on Social Psychology has much to offer students and faculty in both fields as well as evolutionary scientists outside of psychology. This volume can be used as a primary text in graduate courses and as a supplementary text in various upper-level undergraduate courses.
Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9783319126968 |
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Publisher: | Springer International Publishing |
Publication date: | 05/07/2015 |
Series: | Evolutionary Psychology |
Edition description: | 2015 |
Pages: | 505 |
Product dimensions: | 7.30(w) x 10.10(h) x 1.30(d) |
About the Author
Lisa L. M. Welling received her Ph.D. in experimental psychology in 2008 from the University of Aberdeen. Currently, she is an Assistant Professor in the Psychology Department at Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan. Lisa Welling has published over 40 peer-reviewed articles and has presented at numerous international conferences. Her work focuses largely on the biological and social factors that influence mate choice, preferences, and behavior.
Todd K. Shackelford received his Ph.D. in evolutionary psychology in 1997 from the University of Texas–Austin. He is Professor and Chair of the Department of Psychology at Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan, where he is Co-Director of the Evolutionary Psychology Lab. He led the founding of new Ph.D. and M.S. programs, which launched in 2012. Shackelford has published over 250 peer-reviewed articles and chapters and has edited 10 volumes, and his work has been cited over 7,000 times. Much of Shackelford’s research addresses sexual conflict between men and women, with a special focus on testing hypotheses derived from sperm competition theory. Since 2006, Shackelford has served as editor of Evolutionary Psychology.