Human Evolution: An Introduction for the Behavioural Sciences

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Graham Richards (Professor of History of Psychology, Staffordshire University UK (Retired), Director of the British Psychological Society History of Psychology Centre (Retired))

Human Evolution

An Introduction for the Behavioural Sciences

Graham Richards (Professor of History of Psychology, Staffordshire University UK (Retired), Director of the British Psychological Society History of Psychology Centre (Retired))

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Routledge
31 March 2021

Psychology; Biology, life sciences; The Earth: natural history general

Series: Routledge Library Editions: Evolution

Originally published in 1987, Human Evolution looks at theories of the evolution of human behaviour (contemporary at the time of publication). The book reviews competing theories of psychological and social evolution and provides a detailed historical introduction to the subject. A key theoretical concern which emerges in the book includes the psychological significance of the human evolution issue itself. The period of human evolution covered ranges from the demise of the Miocene hominoids, to the emergence of ‘civilization’. Topics covered include: functions of ‘origin myths’, history of the study of human evolution, methods and data-bases, theories of the nature of ‘hominisation’, origins of bipedalism, language and tool-use, theories of social evolution, theories of cave art and the spread of Homo sapiens to America and Australia.

By: Graham Richards (Professor of History of Psychology Staffordshire University UK (Retired) Director of the British Psychological Society History of Psychology Centre (Retired))
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 752g
ISBN: 9780367260248
ISBN 10: 0367260247
Series: Routledge Library Editions: Evolution
Pages: 408
Publication Date: 31 March 2021
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , ELT Advanced , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Preface Acknowledgements 1. The Nature of the Problem 2. Linnaeus to the Leakeys 3. Methods and Data-Bases 4. Brains and Sex, Meat and Reasons 5. Genes and Culture, Kindness and Speech 6. From Erectus to Sapiens Appendix A: Principal pre-Modern Hominid Fossils Appendix B: Development of the Hominid Jaw Appendix C: Hominid Genealogy – Seventy-Two Possibilities Bibliography Name Index Subject Index

Graham Richards