Evolutionary Principles Of Human Adolescence / Edition 1

by Glenn Weisfeld

Overview

An exploration of human adolescence, this book is unique because of its ethological perspective. The author presents a comprehensive treatment of adolescent development from a functional, evolutionary point of view, providing a research-based description of human adolescence. He also offers a comparative perspective, describing adolescence in other species, human cultures, and historical periods.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780813333182
Publisher:	Basic Books
Publication date:	05/31/1999
Series:	Lives in Context Series
Edition description:	REV
Pages:	416
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)
Lexile:	1270L (what's this?)

About the Author

Glenn Weisfeld is associate professor of psychology at Wayne State University. He is the coeditor, with Nancy L. Segal and Carol C. Weisfeld, of Uniting Psychology and Biology: Integrative Perspectives on Human Development (1997) and editor of the Human Ethology Bulletin.

Editorial Reviews

Weisfeld (psychology, Wayne State U.) offers a research-based exploration of adolescent development from a functional, evolutionary point of view. His discussion also compares human adolescence with adolescence in other species, and compares adolescence in various human cultures and historical periods. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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