Evolutionary Psychology - A Very Short Introduction

Evolutionary psychology uses our evolutionary heritage as a framework for understanding the nuances of human brains. It suggests that how we respond to situations emotionally, our thoughts, and our behaviours, reflect strategies that enabled our ancestors to survive. This book draws on a wide range of data to shed light on the complexity of humans.

List of contents

• Acknowledgements


• List of illustrations


• 1: What is Evolutionary Psychology?


• 2: The Evolutionary Psychology Framework


• 3: Issues for Survival


• 4: Groups and Alliances


• 5: Aggression


• 6: Children and Family


• 7: Long-term Mating


• 8: Short-term Mating


• Further reading


• Index

About the author

Maryanne L. Fisher is a Professor and Santamarian Research Chair in the Department of Psychology at Saint Mary's University. Her books include Evolution's Empress: Darwinian Perspectives on the Nature of Women (editor, 2013) and The Oxford Handbook of Women and Competition (editor, 2017). Her research is regularly in media outlets including the BBC, CNN, CBC, and Discovery.

T. Joel Wade is a Presidential Professor in the Department of Psychology at Bucknell University. His research focuses on mate attraction, mate selection, mate expulsion, love, and relationships. He has published numerous articles in social psychology and evolutionary psychology journals, and his research has been covered in media outlets including the BBC, CNN, CBC, and numerous national and international news magazines.

Product details

• Authors: Maryanne Fisher, Maryanne (Santamarian Chair of Science Fisher, T. Joel Wade
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 23.10.2025
• EAN: 9780198827931
• ISBN: 978-0-19-882793-1
• No. of pages: 160
• Series: Very Short Introductions
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Miscellaneous; Evolution, PSYCHOLOGY / Social Psychology, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Evolution, Psychology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Physical, Social, group or collective psychology, Early Man, Evolutionary anthropology / Human evolution