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This book uses stories and advice rooted in the science of evolutionary psychology to present a systematic new way to thrive in the modern world.
Sommario
Acknowledgments
Introduction. Evolutionary Psychology as a Guide to Self-Actualization
Chapter 1: Modern Problems Meet Ancient Human Motives
Chapter 2: The Psychology of Basic Survival
Chapter 3: Avoiding Bullies, Barbarians, and Micro-plunderers
Chapter 4: Getting Along
Chapter 5: Getting Ahead
Chapter 6: Finding True Love
Chapter 7: How Do Fools Stay in Love?
Chapter 8: Family Values
Chapter 9: Back to the Future
Postscript: To-do Tomorrow
Notes
References
About the Authors
Info autore
Douglas T. Kenrick is author of
The Rational Animal and
Sex, Murder, and the Meaning of Life. He has published over 2 scientific articles, books, and chapters, the majority applying evolutionary ideas to human behavior and thought processes. His textbook
Social Psychology: Goals in Interaction, with Steven Neuberg, Robert Cialdini, and David Lundberg-Kenrick, is now in its 7th edition. He has appeared in numerous documentaries and the Oprah Winfrey Show, and written for
The New York Times and
Scientific American. His
Psychology Today blog, titled amp ldquo Sex, Murder, and the Meaning of Life, amp rdquo has been visited by 4. million readers.
David Lundberg-Kenrick is Media Outreach Director for the Arizona State University psychology department, managing a new program called amp ldquo Psych for Life, amp rdquo which connects psychological research to problems we all face every day. Dave studied film production at New York University and UT Austin, and shot footage for BBC, Discovery Channel, and SBS Australia, as well filming the founding members of the field of evolutionary psychology for HBES. He is coauthor of
Social Psychology: Goals in Interaction, 7e, for which he produced videos in which researchers from around the world share their findings in a lively animated format.
Riassunto
Sharing stories and advice rooted in the science of evolutionary psychology, father and son authors Doug Kenrick and David Lundberg-Kendrick pinpoint the dangers of stone-age problem solving for our lives today, and present a new, systematic way to survive and be happy in the modern world.
