LEADER 03971nam 2200781 a 450 001 9910818817903321 005 20031106101948.0 010 $a979-84-00-64872-4 010 $a1-280-42329-3 010 $a9786610423293 010 $a0-313-04853-3 010 $a0-313-05703-6 024 7 $a10.5040/9798400648724 035 $a(CKB)1000000000806999 035 $a(EBL)491352 035 $a(OCoLC)61185429 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000295892 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11227889 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000295892 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10319608 035 $a(PQKB)10780849 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL491352 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10349423 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL42329 035 $a(OCoLC)50002604 035 $a(DLC)BP9798400648724BC 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC491352 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000806999 100 $a20020601d2003 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aEvolutionary psychology and violence $ea primer for policymakers and public policy advocates /$fedited by Richard W. Bloom and Nancy Dess ; foreword by Joseph Graves, Jr 205 $a1st ed. 210 1$aWestport, Conn. :$cPraeger,$d2003. 210 2$aNew York :$cBloomsbury Publishing (US),$d2024. 215 $a1 online resource (303 p.) 225 1 $aPsychological dimensions to war and peace 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a979-82-16-08216-3 311 $a0-275-97467-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aContents; Foreword; Preface; 1. The Evolution of Scientific Psychology and Public Policy: On Violence and Its Antidotes; 2. The Social Implications of Evolutionary Psychology: Linking Brain Biochemistry, Toxins, and Violent Crime; 3. Psychopathy as an Adaptation: Implications for Society and Social Policy; 4. Combating Rape: Views of an Evolutionary Psychologist; 5. Homicide: An Evolutionary Psychological Perspective and Implications for Public Policy; 6. Fear of Death and Social Behavior: The Anatomy of Human Destructiveness 327 $a7. An Evolutionary Perspective on Intercultural Conflict: Basic Mechanisms and Implications for Immigration Policy8. Global Conflict Resolution: An Anthropological Diagnosis of Problems with World Governance; 9. Violence and Its Antidotes: Promises and Pitfalls of Evolutionarily Aware Policy Development; Index; About the Editors and Contributors 330 $aEach chapter in this volume poses a public policy issue related to violence, describes aspects of evolutionary psychology that are relative, and then posits public policy recommendations based on this psychological model. Topics covered also include psychopathy, despotism, and suicide bombings. This volume is designed as an accessible way for policymakers outside of academia to learn about new theoretical developments.||Evolutionary psychology-a relatively new theoretical model of psychology-provides valuable and exciting insights on human violence and public policy issues related to human vio 410 0$aPsychological dimensions to war and peace. 606 $aGenetic psychology 606 $aSocial conflict$xGovernment policy 606 $aSocial conflict$xPsychological aspects 606 $aViolence$xGovernment policy 606 $aViolence$xPsychological aspects 615 0$aGenetic psychology. 615 0$aSocial conflict$xGovernment policy. 615 0$aSocial conflict$xPsychological aspects. 615 0$aViolence$xGovernment policy. 615 0$aViolence$xPsychological aspects. 676 $a303.6 701 $aBloom$b Richard W.$f1944-$01611387 701 $aDess$b Nancy Kimberly$01611388 801 0$bDLC 801 1$bDLC 801 2$bDLC 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910818817903321 996 $aEvolutionary psychology and violence$93939643 997 $aUNINA