The Oxford Handbook of Evolutionary Perspectives on Violence, Homicide, and War

Description: The Oxford Handbook of Evolutionary Perspectives on Violence, Homicide, and War by Todd K. Shackelford, Viviana A. Weekes-Shackelford The Oxford Handbook of Evolutionary Perspectives on Violence, Homicide, and War synthesizes the theoretical and empirical work of leading scholars in the evolutionary sciences to produce the first extensive and authoritative review of this literature. The handbook includes chapters on intimate partner violence, child abuse, sibling violence, suicide, adolescent bullying, sexual abuse, religious terrorism, animal cruelty, and several chapters addressing human and non-human intergroup aggression and war. This breadth of coverage is unique, and ensures that the handbook provides essential reading for students and researchers in the fields of psychology, anthropology, criminology, sociology, ethology, biology, and behavioral ecology. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description The Oxford Handbook of Evolutionary Perspectives on Violence, Homicide, and War synthesizes the theoretical and empirical work of leading scholars in the evolutionary sciences to produce the first extensive and authoritative review of this literature. The handbook includes chapters on intimate partner violence, child abuse, sibling violence, suicide, adolescent bullying, sexual abuse, religious terrorism, animal cruelty, and several chapters addressinghuman and non-human intergroup aggression and war. This breadth of coverage is unique, and ensures that the handbook provides essential reading for students and researchers in the fields of psychology,anthropology, criminology, sociology, ethology, biology, and behavioral ecology. Author Biography Todd K. Shackelford, Ph.D., is Professor and Chair of Psychology at Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan. Much of his research addresses sexual conflict in humans, including violence, rape, and homicide.Viviana A. Weekes-Shackelford, Ph.D., is Special Lecturer in Psychology at Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan. Her research focuses on conflict in parent-child and other familial relationships. Table of Contents ContentsPart One: Introduction to Evolutionary Perspectives on Violence, Homicide, and War1. Evolutionary Perspectives on Violence, Homicide, and WarJames R. Liddle, Todd K. Shackelford, and Viviana A. Weekes-Shackelford2.Violence Across Animals and Within Early HomininsHogan M. Sherrow3. Comparative Evolutionary Perspectives on ViolenceNicholas E. Newton-Fisher and Melissa Emery ThompsonPart Two: Evolutionary Perspectives on Familial Violence and Homicide4. Intimate Partner Violence: War at our DoorstepsAaron T. Goetz and Gorge A. Romero5. Chastity, Fidelity and Conquest: Biblical Rules for Women and WarJohn Hartung6. Filicide and Child Maltreatment: Prospects for Ultimate ExplanationGrant T. Harris, Marnie E. Rice and N. Zoe Hilton7. Siblicide in Humans and Other SpeciesCatherine Salmon8. Familial homicide-suicideMarieke Liem9. SuicideR. Michael Brown and Stephanie L. Brown10. Evolutionary perspectives on male-male competition, violence, and homicideDaniel J. Kruger and Carey J. FitzgeraldPart Three: Evolutionary Perspectives on Extra-Familial Violence and Homicide11. Evolutionary Psychological Perspectives on Sexual Offending: From Etiology to InterventionJoseph A. Camilleri12. Women and aggressionAnne Campbell and Catharine Cross13. Culture of Honor, Violence, and HomicideRyan P. Brown and Lindsey L. Osterman14. Sacrifice and Sacred Values: Evolutionary Perspectives on Religious TerrorismRichard Sosis, Erika J. Phillips, and Candace S. Alcorta15. Animal Abuse and CrueltyEmily G Patterson-Kane and Heather Piper16. If, When, and Why Adolescent Bullying is AdaptiveAnthony Volk, Joseph Camilleri, Andrew Dane, and Zopito MariniPart Four: Evolutionary Perspectives on War17. The Male Warrior Hypothesis: The Evolutionary Psychology of Intergroup Aggression, Violence, and WarfareMark Van Vugt18. A Feminist Evolutionary Analysis of the Relationship between Violence Against and Inequitable Treatment of Women, and Conflict Within and Between Human Collectives, Including Nation-StatesValerie M. Hudson and Andrea M. Den Boer19. War Histories in Evolutionary Perspective: Insights from Prehistoric North AmericaPatricia M. Lambert20. War, Evolution, and the Nature of Human NatureDavid Livingstone Smith21. Parasite Stress, Collectivism, and Human WarfareKenneth Letendre, Corey L. Fincher, and Randy Thornhill22. Band of Brothers or Band of Siblings?: An Evolutionary Perspective on Sexual Integration of Combat ForcesKingsley R. Browne23. An Evolutionary Perspective on Child Development in the Context of War and Political ViolenceJay BelskyPart Five: Conclusions and Future Directions for Evolutionary Perspectives on Violence, Homicide, and War24. The Extremes of Conflict in Literature: Violence, Homicide, and WarJoseph Carroll25. Why Religion is Unable to Minimize Lethal and Nonlethal Societal Dysfunction Within and Between NationsGregory S. Paul26. Peace and the Human Animal: Toward Integration of Comparative Evolutionary Psychology and Peace StudiesNancy K. Dess27. Resource Acquisition, Violence, and Evolutionary ConsciousnessGregory Gorelik, Todd K. Shackelford, and Viviana A. Weekes-Shackelford Review "The authors provide theoretical paradigms to explain various forms of violence in an easy-to-read book that will appeal to a wide audience." -- DOODYS"In The Oxford Handbook of Evolutionary Perspectives on Violence, Homicide, andWar, editors Todd Shackelford and Viviana Weekes-Shackelford have delivered anextremely strong volume, rich in content and ripe for these times--one is duly impressed by the magnitude of this accomplishment. The editors have recruited many of the leading lights of the field to prepare definitive reviews in their areas of special interest. This is a book that will be read profitably and with pleasure by several large cohorts of scholars and enthusiasts. It is not written just for those who are drawn to evolutionary psychology. Students and authorities in psychology,anthropology, criminology, political science, and peace and conflict studies will find a veritable cornucopia of empirical information." --PsycCRITIQUES"In sum, The Oxford Handbook of Evolutionary Perspectives on Violence, Homicide, and War represents a top-rate book that should grace the bookshelf of any academician interested in the evolutionary underpinnings to violence. Without a doubt, the chapters will incite debate, foster future research, and perhaps most importantly will inspire future students to pursue evolutionary perspectives in their own areas of interest." -- EvolutionaryPsychology"...We get a huge and comprehensive survey across the whole field of violence: between relatives, between fellow group members and, in times of conflict and war, between different societies or cultures. There is material from every perspective, from those who are totally sold on the approach to those who are still very wary about whether evolutionary studies can really pay dividends. One of the things I liked actually was the modesty of many of thecontributors, confident that they had things of real value to say and report, but very much aware that the real tasks lie ahead not behind.There is material here for much discussion and the pity would be if peoplethought the book is of value only to a narrow group working on specific issues to do with violence. Particularly striking is the extent that so much material bears on male-female differences." -- Michael Ruse, Philosophy, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, Long Description The Oxford Handbook of Evolutionary Perspectives on Violence, Homicide, and War synthesizes the theoretical and empirical work of leading scholars in the evolutionary sciences to produce the first extensive and authoritative review of this literature. The handbook includes chapters on intimate partner violence, child abuse, sibling violence, suicide, adolescent bullying, sexual abuse, religious terrorism, animal cruelty, and several chapters addressing humanand non-human intergroup aggression and war. This breadth of coverage is unique, and ensures that the handbook provides essential reading for students and researchers in the fields of psychology, anthropology, criminology, sociology, ethology, biology, and behavioral ecology. Review Text "The authors provide theoretical paradigms to explain various forms of violence in an easy-to-read book that will appeal to a wide audience." -- DOODYS"In The Oxford Handbook of Evolutionary Perspectives on Violence, Homicide, and War, editors Todd Shackelford and Viviana Weekes-Shackelford have delivered an extremely strong volume, rich in content and ripe for these times--one is duly impressed by the magnitude of this accomplishment. The editors have recruited many of the leading lights of the field to prepare definitive reviews in their areas of special interest. This is a book that will be read profitably and with pleasure by several large cohorts of scholars and enthusiasts. It is not written just for those who are drawn to evolutionary psychology. Students and authorities in psychology,anthropology, criminology, political science, and peace and conflict studies will find a veritable cornucopia of empirical information." --PsycCRITIQUES"In sum, The Oxford Handbook of Evolutionary Perspectives on Violence, Homicide, and War represents a top-rate book that should grace the bookshelf of any academician interested in the evolutionary underpinnings to violence. Without a doubt, the chapters will incite debate, foster future research, and perhaps most importantly will inspire future students to pursue evolutionary perspectives in their own areas of interest." -- EvolutionaryPsychology"...We get a huge and comprehensive survey across the whole field of violence: between relatives, between fellow group members and, in times of conflict and war, between different societies or cultures. There is material from every perspective, from those who are totally sold on the approach to those who are still very wary about whether evolutionary studies can really pay dividends. One of the things I liked actually was the modesty of many of thecontributors, confident that they had things of real value to say and report, but very much aware that the real tasks lie ahead not behind.There is material here for much discussion and the pity would be if peoplethought the book is of value only to a narrow group working on specific issues to do with violence. Particularly striking is the extent that so much material bears on male-female differences." -- Michael Ruse, Philosophy, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, Review Quote There is much to like about this book. It provides a diverse set of views and explanations related to violent behaviors, it focuses on an assortment of violent behaviors ranging from homicides to warfare, and it features leading experts on the evolutionary mechanisms related to violence. But what I found to be the most enjoyable and noteworthy aspect of the book is the eclectic group of contributors. These contributors span multiple disciplines and approach the evolutionaryunderstanding of violence from different angles... In sum, The Oxford Handbook of Evolutionary Perspectives on Violence, Homicide, and War represents a top-rate book that should grace the bookshelf of any academician interested in the evolutionary underpinnings to violence. Without a doubt, the chapters willincite debate, foster future research, and perhaps most importantly will inspire future students to pursue evolutionary perspectives in their own areas of interest. Feature Selling point: Provides the first extensive and authoritative review of the literature in this field.Selling point: Part of THE OXFORD LIBRARY OF PSYCHOLOGY series. Details ISBN0199738408 Short Title OXFORD HANDBK OF EVOLUTIONARY Language English ISBN-10 0199738408 ISBN-13 9780199738403 Media Book Format Hardcover Series Oxford Library of Psychology Illustrations Yes Publication Date 2012-08-23 Year 2012 Edited by Viviana A. Weekes-Shackelford Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States UK Release Date 2012-08-23 NZ Release Date 2012-08-23 US Release Date 2012-08-23 Birth 1900 Affiliation Special Lecturer, Department of Psychology, Oakland University Position Special Lecturer Death 1979 Qualifications MD Author Viviana A. Weekes-Shackelford Pages 576 Publisher Oxford University Press Inc Imprint Oxford University Press Inc DEWEY 303.6 Audience Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly AU Release Date 2012-08-22 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:47633482;

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