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Family relationships : an evolutionary perspective /

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'Family Relationships' brings together leading theorists and researchers from evolutionary psychology and related disciplines to illustrate the ways in which an evolutionary perspective can inform our study and understanding of family relationships.

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Salmon, Catherine, Shackelford, Todd K. (Todd Kennedy), 1971-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007.
Subjects:
Families.
Interpersonal relations.
Nuclear families.
Familles.
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS > Conflict Resolution.
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS > Abuse > Elder Abuse.
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS > Family Relationships.
Nuclear families
Families
Interpersonal relations
Familie
Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung
Familjer.
Mänskliga relationer.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • pt. I. Introduction and overview. Toward and evolutionary psychology of the family / Catherine A. Salmon, Todd K. Shackelford ; Evolution of the human family : cooperative males, long social childhoods, smart mothers, and extended kin networks / Mark V. Flinn [and others] ; Evolutionary context of human development : the cooperative breeding model / Sarah Blaffer Hrdy
  • pt. II. Parent-child relationships. Life transitions : becoming a parent / Sarah E. Johns, Jay Belsky ; Maternal investment / Heidi Keller, Athanasios Chasiotis ; Evolution of fatherhood / David C. Geary ; Parent-offspring conflict / Catherine A. Salmon ; Birth order / Frank J. Sulloway
  • pt. III. Other family relationships. Evolutionary perspectives on sibling relationships / Richard L. Michalski, Harald A. Euler ; Kin detection and the development of sexual aversions : toward an integration of theories on family sexual abuse / Ilanit Tal, Debra Lieberman ; Grandparental and extended kin relationships / Harald A. Euler, Richard l. Michalski
  • pt. IV. Applications to specific issues. Violence and abuse in families : the consequences of paternal uncertainty / Aaron T. Goetz ; Temperament as a biological mechanism for mate choice : a hypothesis and preliminary data / Helen E. Fisher [and others] ; Twin research : evolutionary perspective on social relations / Nancy L. Segal, Kevin A. Chavarria, Joanne Hoven Stohs
  • pt. V. Conclusions and future directions. All in the family : an evolutionary developmental perspective / Amy Gardiner, David F. Bjorklund.