Human Infancy

An Evolutionary Perspective

Daniel G. Freedman

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Routledge
13 June 2018

Psychological theory & schools of thought; Child & developmental psychology; Cognition & cognitive psychology; Animal behaviour

Series: Psychology Library Editions: Cognitive Science

Originally published in 1974, this volume is primarily devoted to what is known about human infancy from an ethological, evolutionary viewpoint. Included are discussions of pan-specific traits, presumably shared by all infants; individual genetic variations on these behaviours (as judged by twin-studies); sex differences, presumably shared by infants of all ethnic groups; and genetically based ethnic differences. However, the author favours neither biological determinism nor cultural determinism, and does not consider ‘interactionism’ to be a viable solution. Instead, a monistic position is taken, stressing the inseparability of the innate and the acquired, of genetics and environment, and of biology and culture.

The heredity-environment issue is tackled head-on throughout the volume. The interaction between the two (an implied dualism) is described as a statistical abstraction from measured populations, while the position here is that heredity and environment are not separable in any single organism. In the same vein, the author argues that on logical grounds everything one does, every ‘cultural’ act, has within it some biological component.

By: Daniel G. Freedman
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 4.354kg
ISBN: 9781138669147
ISBN 10: 1138669148
Series: Psychology Library Editions: Cognitive Science
Pages: 226
Publication Date: 13 June 2018
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Acknowledgements. Introduction. 1. The Evolutionary Perspective 2. A Species Approach to Human Infancy 3. Sex Differences 4. Individual Differences in Personality Development 5. Group Differences. Appendix: Smiling in Blind Infants and the Issue of Innate vs. Acquired. Bibliography. Author Index. Subject Index.

Freedman, Daniel G.