The interface of sexual behavior and evolutionary psychology is a rapidly growing domain, rich in psychological theories and data as well as controversies and applications. With nearly eighty chapters by leading researchers from around the world, and combining theoretical and empirical perspectives, The Cambridge Handbook of Evolutionary Perspectives on Sexual Psychology is the most comprehensive and up-to-date reference work in the field. Providing a broad yet in-depth overview of the various evolutionary principles that influence all types of sexual behaviors, the handbook takes an inclusive approach that draws on a number of disciplines and covers nonhuman and human psychology. It is an essential resource to both established researchers and students in psychology, biology, anthropology, medicine, and criminology, among other fields.
Edited by:
Todd K. Shackelford (Oakland University Michigan)
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 250mm,
Width: 175mm,
Spine: 130mm
Weight: 4.070kg
ISBN: 9781108939850
ISBN 10: 1108939856
Series: Cambridge Handbooks in Psychology
Pages: 3000
Publication Date: 21 July 2022
Audience:
College/higher education
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Primary
Format: Mixed media product
Publisher's Status: Active
Part I. Foundations of Evolution: 1. Natural selection; 2. Sexual selection; 3. Inclusive fitness theory; 4. Adaptive problems in the domain of human sexuality; 5. Adaptations, Byproducts, and Spandrels; 6. Evolved psychological mechanisms: Properties and Evidence, Misconceptions and Mismatches; Part II. Middle-level Theories: 7. Parental investment theory; 8. Parent-offspring conflict; 9. Theory and evidence for reciprocal altruism; 10. Life history theory and mating strategies; 11.Sperm competition theory; 12.Sexual conflict theory; 13. Cross-species comparisons; 14. Cross-cultural methods in sexual psychology; 15. Behavioral genetics; 16. Sex differences and sex similarities; 17. Individual differences in sexual psychology; 18. Experimental methods in sexual psychology; Index.Part I. Pre-copulatory Adaptations: 19. Sexual preferences; 20. Men's extra-pair sexual interest; 21. Male sexual attraction tactics; 22. Men's intrasexual competition; 23. Domains of female choice; 24. Sexual coercion and rape; 25.Mate poaching by men; Part II. Copulatory Adaptations: 26. Sexual fantasy; 27. Ejaculation; 28. Copulatory thrusting in males; 29. Men's provisioning of oral sex; 30. Inducing female orgasm; 31. Copulatory urgency; Part III. 32. Post-ejaculatory adaptations to self-semen displacement; 33. Mate retention; 34. Shifts in partner attractiveness: Evolutionary and social factors; 35. Emotional commitment; 36. Sexual jealousy in males: The evolution of a specific mechanism for sexual Jealousy; 37.Men's attachment-related needs in the sexual arena; 38. Paternal care; 39. Paternal filicide; Index.Part I. Pre-copulatory Adaptations: 40. Women's preferences: Pre-copulatory adaptations; 41. Female sexual attraction tactics; 42. Extrapair sexual interest; 43. Female intrasexual competition; 44. Female intersexual selection; 45. Evolution of precopulatory defense from rape and coercion in women; 46. Mate poaching; Part II. Copulatory adaptations: 47. Sexual fantasies; 48. Copulatory thrusting; 49. Female provision of oral sex; 50.The adaptive value of women's orgasm; 51. Copulatory urgency: An evolutionary perspective of women's sexual desire; Part III. Post-copulatory adaptations: 52. Mate retention; 53. Shifts in partner attractiveness; 54. Emotional commitment; 55. Sexual jealousy; 56. On attachment and evolution: Recounting the story of, and stories in, attachment theory; 57. Maternal filicide; Index.Part I. Controversies and unresolved issues: 58. The female sexual orientation spectrum in evolutionary perspective; 59. The evolution of female same-sex attraction; 60. Male bisexuality; 61. Female bisexuality; 62. Masturbation in primates; Part II. Applications to health, law, and pornography; 63. Male reproductive health; 64. Women's menstrual cycles and ovulation provide balanced estradiol and progesterone for fertility and lifelong health; 65. Female genital cutting; 66. Costs of polygyny; 67. Male sexual disorders; 68. An evolutionary perspective on female sexual concerns and dysfunctions; 69. Evolutionary perspectives on male sexual offending; 70. Pornography and male sexual psychology; Part III. Non-human primate sexual behavior: 71. Chimpanzee sexual behavior; 72. Bonobo sexual psychology; 73. Orangutan sexual behavior; 74. Gibbon evolved sexual psychology; 75. Sexual behavior in Marmosets in the context of cooperative breeding; 76. Capuchin sexual behavior; 77. Sexual behaviour in Neanderthals; Index.
Todd K. Shackelford is Distinguished Professor and Chair in the Department of Psychology and Director of the Center for Evolutionary Psychological Science at Oakland University in Michigan, USA.
Reviews for The Cambridge Handbook of Evolutionary Perspectives on Sexual Psychology 4 Volume Hardback Set
'This is a truly remarkable compendium of up-to-date theory and research on the wide range of topics studied by evolutionary biologists and psychologists, from foundational and mid-level evolutionary theories, to pre- and post-copulatory adaptations in males and females, and to sexual behavior in non-human primates and even Neanderthals.' David Bjorklund, Professor of Psychology, Florida Atlantic University, USA, and author of How Children Invented Humanity 'This Handbook on sexual psychology from an evolutionary perspective is a huge landmark in publishing. Its contributors are world-class scholars, and the editor is eminent in this field. It will be used by scholars, researchers, and readers interested in sexual psychology for many years to come.' David M. Buss, author of The Evolution of Desire: Strategies of Human Mating and Evolutionary Psychology: The New Science of the Mind
