The Cambridge Handbook of Evolutionary Perspectives on Sexual Psychology: Volume 1, Foundations

This comprehensive handbook on evolution and sexual psychology features an interdisciplinary team of leading researchers in the field.

Todd K. Shackelford (Edited by)

9781108844277, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 21 July 2022

456 pages
25 x 17.4 x 2.9 cm, 0.9 kg

The interface of sexual behavior and evolutionary psychology is a rapidly growing domain, rich in psychological theories and data as well as controversies and applications. With nearly eighty chapters by leading researchers from around the world, and combining theoretical and empirical perspectives, The Cambridge Handbook of Evolutionary Perspectives on Sexual Psychology is the most comprehensive and up-to-date reference work in the field. Providing a broad yet in-depth overview of the various evolutionary principles that influence all types of sexual behaviors, the handbook takes an inclusive approach that draws on a number of disciplines and covers nonhuman and human psychology. It is an essential resource for both established researchers and students in psychology, biology, anthropology, medicine, and criminology, among other fields. Volume 1: Foundations of Evolutionary Perspectives on Sexual Psychology addresses foundational theories and methodological approaches.

Part I. Foundations of Evolution: 1. Natural selection Anna G. B. Sedlacek
2. Sexual selection Mohammad Atari
3. Inclusive fitness theory Carey J Fitzgerald and Brittany Lorentz
4. Adaptive problems in the domain of human sexuality Kelly Asao
5. Adaptations, Byproducts, and Spandrels Jaroslav Flegr
6. Evolved psychological mechanisms: Properties and Evidence, Misconceptions and Mismatches Samuel Pearson and William von Hippel
Part II. Middle-level Theories: 7. Parental investment theory Farid Pazhoohi
8. Parent-offspring conflict Catherine A. Salmon and Jessica A. Hehman
9. Theory and evidence for reciprocal altruism Masanori Takano and Genki Ichinose
10. Life history theory and mating strategies Aurelio José Figueredo and Mateo Peñaherrera-Aguirre
11.Sperm competition theory Tara DeLecce
12.Sexual conflict theory Ulrika Candolin
13. Cross-species comparisons Martha Escobar, Francisco Arcediano, Zebulon K. Bell, and Jordyn Truax
14. Cross-cultural methods in sexual psychology Marina L. Butovskaya
15. Behavioral genetics Severi Luoto and Michael A. Woodley
16. Sex differences and sex similarities Jessica L. Engelbrecht and John E. Edlund
17. Individual differences in sexual psychology Aurelio José Figueredo and Catherine A. Salmon
18. Experimental methods in sexual psychology Carey J. Fitzgerald and Jody A. Thompson
Index.

Subject Areas: Physiological & neuro-psychology, biopsychology [JMM], Psychology of gender [JMG], Physical anthropology [JHMP]