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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : électronique
Auteur(s) : Schaik, Carel P. Van
Titre(s) : The primate origins of human nature [Texte électronique] / Carel P. Van Schaik ; illustrations by Perry van Duijnhoven
Publication : Hoboken, New Jersey : Wiley-Blackwell, 2016
Description matérielle : 1 online resource
Collection : Foundations of human biology
Note(s) : The Primate Origins of Human Nature brings a multi-disciplinary, multi-theory, and
deeply comparative perspective to the contested idea of "human nature." Drawing on
the findings and concepts of classical physical anthropology, behavioral ecology,
and comparative and evolutionary psychology, this book uncovers and traces primate
antecedents and evolutionary causes for a broad range of supposedly unique features
of human social organization, life history, and behavior, from aesthetics to xenophobia.
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Authored by a leading researcher and theorist in the study of human and primate behavioral
evolution, The Primate Origins of Human Nature is not only an invaluable resource
for both students and researchers, but also a creative and ground-breaking synthesis
of current knowledge in the biological and social sciences that illuminates the origins
and nature of humanity. --
By integrating up-to-date interdisciplinary concepts from a wide variety of academic
disciplines, this work prepares readers to understand and engage in current debates
over how humans came to be. --
Bridges the studies of primatology and anthropology by taking a broad comparative
approach --
Effectively primes the reader on both primate behavioral biology and human evolution
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Is strongly multi- and inter-disciplinary throughout, offering students a very broad
view of the field --
Is designed to serve as both a textbook and a reference work for researchers in the
field --Book Jacket.
Sujet(s) : Homme -- Évolution
Primates -- Comportement animal
Anthropologie physique
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9781119118206
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb45124537f
Notice n° :
FRBNF45124537
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)
Table des matières : Evolution, Behavior and Culture. Elements of Evolutionary Biology -- Basics of Behavioral
Biology -- Social Learning and Culture -- Evolution and Human Behavior -- The History
of Humans. Ancestors: Humans from a Comparative Perspective -- Human Evolution: A
Brief Overview -- Subsistence and Technology. Primate Ecology -- Forager Ecology and
Subsistence -- The Evolution of Technology -- Sex and Sexual Selection. Sex, Sexual
Selection and Sex Differences -- Mating Systems and Sexuality in Primates -- Human
Mating Systems and Sexuality -- Aesthetic Appreciation and Expression -- Life's Changes.
Life History -- Parenting and Reproductive Investment -- Growth and Development --
Social Life. Social Life in Nonhuman Primates -- Primate Socioeclogy -- Social Evolution
in Hominins -- Cooperation. Cooperation in Nature -- Warfare -- Morality -- Religion
-- The Cognitive Animal. The Evolution of Brain Size -- The Evolution of Primate Cognition
-- Human Language -- Conclusions. What Made Us Humans? A Preliminary Synthesis.
