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This wide-ranging collection demonstrates the continuing impact of evolutionary thinking on social psychology research. This perspective is explored in the larger context of social psychology, which is divisible into several major areas including social cognition, the self, attitudes and attitude change, interpersonal processes, mating and relationships, violence and aggression, health and psychological adjustment, and individual differences. Within these domains, chapters offer evolutionary insights into salient topics such as social identity, prosocial behavior, conformity, feminism, cyberpsychology, and war. Together, these authors make a rigorous argument for the further integration of the two diverse and sometimes conflicting disciplines.  Among the topics covered:  How social psychology can be more cognitive without being less social. How the self-esteem system functions to resolve important interpersonal dilemmas. Shared interests of social psychology and cultural evolution. The evolution of stereotypes. An adaptive socio-ecological perspective on social competition and bullying. Evolutionary game theory and personality. Evolutionary Perspectives on Social Psychology has much to offer students and faculty in both fields as well as evolutionary scientists outside of psychology. This volume can be used as a primary text in graduate courses and as a supplementary text in various upper-level undergraduate courses.

Psychology. --- Personality and Social Psychology. --- Cognitive Psychology. --- Sexual Behavior. --- Philosophy (General). --- Consciousness. --- Sexual behavior. --- Conscience --- Sociology & Social History --- Social Sciences --- Social Change --- Evolutionary psychology. --- Social psychology. --- Mass psychology --- Psychology, Social --- Personality. --- Cognitive psychology. --- Sexual psychology. --- Human ecology --- Psychology --- Social groups --- Sociology --- Psychology, Sexual --- Sex --- Sexual behavior, Psychology of --- Sexual psychology --- Sensuality --- Psychology, Cognitive --- Cognitive science --- Personal identity --- Personality psychology --- Personality theory --- Personality traits --- Personology --- Traits, Personality --- Individuality --- Persons --- Self --- Temperament --- Behavioral sciences --- Mental philosophy --- Mind --- Science, Mental --- Human biology --- Philosophy --- Soul --- Mental health --- Psychological aspects --- Human evolution --- Apperception --- Mind and body --- Perception --- Spirit

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This root-and-branch reevaluation of Darwin’s concept of sexual selection tackles the subject from historical, epistemological and theoretical perspectives. Contributions from a wealth of disciplines have been marshaled for this volume, with key figures in behavioural ecology, philosophy, and the history of science adding to its wide-ranging relevance. Updating the reader on the debate currently live in behavioural ecology itself on the centrality of sexual selection, and with coverage of developments in the field of animal aesthetics, the book details the current state of play, while other chapters trace the history of sexual selection from Darwin to today and inquire into the neurobiological bases for partner choices and the comparisons between the hedonic brain in human and non-human animals. Welcome space is given to the social aspects of sexual selection, particularly where Darwin drew distinctions between eager males and coy females and rationalized this as evolutionary strategy. Also explored are the current definition of sexual selection (as opposed to natural selection) and its importance in today’s biological research, and the impending critique of the theory from the nascent field of animal aesthetics. As a comprehensive assessment of the current health, or otherwise, of Darwin’s theory, 140 years after the publication of his Descent of Man, the book offers a uniquely rounded view that asks whether ‘sexual selection’ is in itself a progressive or reactionary notion, even as it explores its theoretical relevance in the technical biological study of the twenty-first century.

Philosophy. --- Philosophy of Biology. --- Evolutionary Biology. --- Sexual Behavior. --- Philosophy (General). --- Biology --- Evolution (Biology). --- Sexual behavior. --- Biologie --- Evolution (Biologie) --- Philosophie --- Biology_xPhilosophy. --- Health & Biological Sciences --- Biology - General --- Sexual selection. --- Natural selection. --- Darwin, Charles, --- Darwinism --- Selection, Natural --- Selection, Sexual --- Darwin, Charles, Robert --- Evolutionary biology. --- Sexual psychology. --- Psychology, Sexual --- Sex --- Sexual behavior, Psychology of --- Sexual psychology --- Sensuality --- Animal evolution --- Animals --- Biological evolution --- Evolutionary biology --- Evolutionary science --- Origin of species --- Evolution --- Biological fitness --- Homoplasy --- Natural selection --- Phylogeny --- Vitalism --- Mental philosophy --- Humanities --- Psychological aspects --- Genetics --- Variation (Biology) --- Biological invasions --- Evolution (Biology) --- Heredity --- Population genetics --- Biology-Philosophy. --- Biology—Philosophy. --- Sex (Psychology). --- Psychology of Gender and Sexuality.

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Attraction, mating, reproduction: it is a given that as a species, human beings are concerned with sex. And whether the study compares sexual behaviors of men and women or considers the proportions between nature and nurture, most roads lead back to our distant ancestors and/or our fellow animals. The Evolution of Sexuality collects stimulating new empirical findings and theoretical concepts regarding both familiar themes and emerging areas of interest. Following earlier titles in this series, an interdisciplinary panel of contributors examines topics specific to the whys of male and female sex-related behavior, here ranging from biological bases for male same-sex attraction to the seemingly elusive purpose of the female orgasm. This vantage point between biology and psychology gives readers profound insights not just into human differences and similarities, but also why they continue to matter despite our vast understanding of culture and socialization. And intriguing dispatches from the humanities review sexual themes in classic works of literature and explore the role of parent-offspring conflict in the English Revolution of the seventeenth century. Among the topics covered: Sexual conflict and evolutionary psychology: toward a unified framework. Assortative mating, caste, and class. The functional design and phylogeny of female sexuality. Is oral sex a form of mate retention behavior? Two behavioral hypotheses for the evolution or male homosexuality in humans. Sperm competition and the evolution of human sexuality. The Evolution of Sexuality will attract evolutionary scientists across a variety of disciplines. Faculty, graduate and undergraduate students, and researchers interested in sexuality will find it a springboard for discussion, debate, and further study.

Psychology. --- Sexual Behavior. --- Gender Studies. --- Cross Cultural Psychology. --- Philosophy (General). --- Sexual behavior. --- Developmental psychology. --- Applied psychology. --- Psychologie du développement --- Social Sciences --- Psychology --- Sex (Psychology) --- Sex differences (Psychology) --- Genetic psychology. --- Sociology. --- Sexual psychology. --- Sex (Psychology). --- Gender expression. --- Gender identity. --- Cross-cultural psychology. --- Cross-cultural psychology --- Ethnic groups --- Ethnic psychology --- Folk-psychology --- Indigenous peoples --- National psychology --- Psychological anthropology --- Psychology, Cross-cultural --- Psychology, Ethnic --- Psychology, National --- Psychology, Racial --- Race psychology --- National characteristics --- Sex identity (Gender identity) --- Sexual identity (Gender identity) --- Identity (Psychology) --- Queer theory --- Expression, Gender --- Sex role --- Psychology, Sexual --- Sex --- Sexual behavior, Psychology of --- Sexual psychology --- Sensuality --- Social theory --- Social sciences --- Behavioral sciences --- Mental philosophy --- Mind --- Science, Mental --- Human biology --- Philosophy --- Soul --- Mental health --- Psychological aspects --- Human genetics --- Applied psychology --- Psychagogy --- Psychology, Practical --- Social psychotechnics --- Development (Psychology) --- Developmental psychobiology --- Life cycle, Human

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This book provides new insights into the significant gap that currently exists between desired and actual fertility in Europe. It examines how people make decisions about having children and demonstrates how the macro-level environment affects micro-level decision-making. Written by an international team of leading demographers and psychologists, the book presents the theoretical and methodological developments of a three-year, European Commission-funded project named REPRO (Reproductive Decision-Making in a Macro-Micro Perspective). It also provides an overview of the research conducted by REPRO researchers both during and after the project. The book examines fertility intentions from quantitative and qualitative perspectives, demonstrates how the macro-level environment affects micro-level decision-making, and offers a multi-level analysis of fertility-related norms across Europe. Overall, this book offers insight into how people make decisions to have children, when they are most likely to act on their decisions, and how different social and policy settings affect their decisions and actions. It will appeal to researchers, graduate students, and policy advisors with an interest in fertility, demography, and life-course decision making.

Social Sciences. --- Demography. --- Family. --- Political Economy. --- Personality and Social Psychology. --- Sexual Behavior. --- Social sciences. --- Consciousness. --- Sexual behavior. --- Sciences sociales --- Démographie --- Conscience --- Business & Economics --- Demography --- Family size. --- Parents. --- Birth control. --- Fertility, Human. --- Human fertility --- Natality --- Population control --- Pregnancy --- Size of families --- Prevention --- Political economy. --- Families. --- Families --- Personality. --- Social psychology. --- Sexual psychology. --- Social aspects. --- Psychology, Sexual --- Sex --- Sexual behavior, Psychology of --- Sexual psychology --- Sensuality --- Mass psychology --- Psychology, Social --- Human ecology --- Psychology --- Social groups --- Sociology --- Personal identity --- Personality psychology --- Personality theory --- Personality traits --- Personology --- Traits, Personality --- Individuality --- Persons --- Self --- Temperament --- Family --- Family life --- Family relationships --- Family structure --- Relationships, Family --- Structure, Family --- Social institutions --- Birth order --- Domestic relations --- Home --- Households --- Kinship --- Marriage --- Matriarchy --- Parenthood --- Patriarchy --- Historical demography --- Social sciences --- Population --- Vital statistics --- Economic theory --- Political economy --- Economic man --- Behavioral sciences --- Human sciences --- Sciences, Social --- Social science --- Social studies --- Civilization --- Psychological aspects --- Social aspects --- Social conditions --- Human reproduction --- Infertility --- Family planning --- Contraception --- Reproductive rights --- International Political Economy. --- Apperception --- Mind and body --- Perception --- Philosophy --- Spirit --- Families—Social aspects.

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Anxiety and related disorders are common conditions that disproportionately affect women. In this book, the epidemiology,  psychobiology, diagnosis, evaluation, pharmacotherapy, and psychotherapy of major anxiety and related disorders are examined with special reference to the effects of gender and sex on clinical presentation and treatment. The conditions considered include generalized anxiety disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, panic disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder, and social anxiety disorder. In addition, the management of anxiety and related disorders during pregnancy and lactation are discussed. Two concluding chapters specifically address anxiety disorders in women and in men, summarizing key points for clinicians and researchers. The authors are leading clinicians, including both psychiatrists and psychologists, from around the globe.

Medicine & Public Health. --- Psychiatry. --- Psychology, general. --- Gender Studies. --- Medicine. --- Philosophy (General). --- Developmental psychology. --- Médecine --- Psychiatrie --- Psychologie du développement --- Anxiety. --- Anxiety disorders. --- Angst --- Anxieties --- Anxiousness --- Anxiety neuroses --- Anxiety states, Neurotic --- Neurotic anxiety states --- Sociology. --- Psychology. --- Sex (Psychology). --- Gender expression. --- Gender identity. --- Sex identity (Gender identity) --- Sexual identity (Gender identity) --- Identity (Psychology) --- Sex (Psychology) --- Queer theory --- Expression, Gender --- Sex role --- Psychology, Sexual --- Sex --- Sexual behavior, Psychology of --- Sexual psychology --- Sensuality --- Behavioral sciences --- Mental philosophy --- Mind --- Science, Mental --- Human biology --- Philosophy --- Soul --- Mental health --- Social theory --- Social sciences --- Medicine and psychology --- Psychology, Pathological --- Clinical sciences --- Medical profession --- Life sciences --- Medical sciences --- Pathology --- Physicians --- Psychological aspects --- Neuroses --- Emotions --- Stress (Psychology) --- Agitation (Psychology) --- Fear --- Worry