The Cambridge Handbook of Evolutionary Perspectives on Human Behavior

The transformative wave of Darwinian insight continues to expand throughout the human sciences. While still centered on evolution-focused fields such as evolutionary psychology, ethology, and human behavioral ecology, this insight has also influenced cognitive science, neuroscience, feminist discourse, sociocultural anthropology, media studies, and clinical psychology. This handbook's goal is to amplify the wave by bringing together world-leading experts to provide a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of evolution-oriented and influenced fields. While evolutionary psychology remains at the core of the collection, it also covers the history, current standing, debates, and future directions of the panoply of fields entering the Darwinian fold. As such, The Cambridge Handbook of Evolutionary Perspectives on Human Behavior is a valuable reference not just for evolutionary psychologists but also for scholars and students from many fields who wish to see how the evolutionary perspective is relevant to their own work.
- Brings together experts from a wide range of fields, including evolutionary psychology, ethology, human behavioral ecology, sociocultural anthropology, biology, neuroscience, and media studies
- Introduces both theoretical and applied issues, making these accessible to students and scholars without specialized training in evolutionary theory
- Includes up-to-date findings with regard to mechanisms underlying evolutionary change