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UNINA9910777062803321 |
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Autore |
Barkow Jerome H |
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Titolo |
The Adapted Mind [[electronic resource] ] : Evolutionary Psychology and the Generation of Culture |
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New York, : Oxford University Press, 1996 |
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ISBN |
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1-280-76082-6 |
9786610760824 |
0-19-535647-0 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (679 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Behavior evolution |
Cognition and culture |
Genetic psychology |
Sociobiology |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Contributors; Introduction: Evolutionary Psychology and Conceptual Integration; I. THE EVOLUTIONARY AND PSYCHOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS OF THE SOCIAL SCIENCES; II. COOPERATION; III. THE PSYCHOLOGY OF MATING AND SEX; IV. PARENTAL CARE AND CHILDREN; V. PERCEPTION AND LANGUAGE AS ADAPTATIONS; VI. ENVIRONMENTAL AESTHETICS; VII. INTRAPSYCHIC PROCESSES; VIII. NEW THEORETICAL APPROACHES TO CULTURAL PHENOMENA; Author Index; Subject Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This collection of research essays is centred on the complex, evolved psychological mechanisms that generate human behaviour and culture. It aims to introduce the field of evolutionary psychology to a wider audience and to show how the field connects evolutionary biology to social behaviour. |
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