Evolution and Social Psychology
Mark Schaller (Ed.)
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Description for Evolution and Social Psychology
Paperback. Editor(s): Schaller, Mark; Simpson, Jeffry A.; Kenrick, Douglas T. Series: Frontiers of Social Psychology. Num Pages: 400 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, 9 black & white tables, 3 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JMH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 163 x 22. Weight in Grams: 574.
Why do we think about and interact with other people in the particular ways that we do? Might these thoughts and actions be contemporary products of our long-ago evolutionary past? If so, how might this be, and what are the implications? Research generated by an evolutionary approach to social psychology issues profound insights into self-concept, impression formation, prejudice, group dynamics, helping, aggression, social influence, culture, and every other topic that is fundamental to social psychology. Evolution and Social Psychology is the first book to review and discuss this broad range of social psychological phenomena ... Read more
Why do we think about and interact with other people in the particular ways that we do? Might these thoughts and actions be contemporary products of our long-ago evolutionary past? If so, how might this be, and what are the implications? Research generated by an evolutionary approach to social psychology issues profound insights into self-concept, impression formation, prejudice, group dynamics, helping, aggression, social influence, culture, and every other topic that is fundamental to social psychology. Evolution and Social Psychology is the first book to review and discuss this broad range of social psychological phenomena ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Series
Frontiers of Social Psychology
Condition
New
Weight
574g
Place of Publication
Hove, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781138006096
SKU
V9781138006096
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About Mark Schaller (Ed.)
Mark Schaller, University of British Columbia, Canada; Jeffry A. Simpson, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Campus, USA; Douglas T. Kenrick, Arizona State University, USA.
Reviews for Evolution and Social Psychology
'Social psychology has always lacked an explanatory theory - a reason for why people do all the strange things they do. Many of the answers to this question will come from an understanding of how social relations and social emotions evolved. This volume is a superb sample of work on this exciting new frontier. It represents a turning point in ... Read more