
Child Development in Evolutionary Perspective
David F. Bjorklund(Author)
Cambridge University Press
Published on 29. October 2020
Book
Paperback/Softback
94 pages
978-1-108-79150-2 (ISBN)
Description
Natural selection has operated as strongly or more so on the early stages of the lifespan as on adulthood. One evolved feature of human childhood is high levels of behavioral, cognitive, and neural plasticity, permitting children to adapt to a wide range of physical and social environments. Taking an evolutionary perspective on infancy and childhood provides a better understanding of contemporary human development, predicting and understanding adult behavior, and explaining how changes in the early development of our ancestors produced contemporary Homo sapiens.
Reviews / Votes
'Child Development in Evolutionary Perspective (part of the Cambridge Elements Series) is a short summary that would add a very valuable dimension to any course on child development.' Melvin Konner, Evolutionary Studies in Imaginative CultureMore details
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Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
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Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
Worked examples or Exercises
Dimensions
Height: 227 mm
Width: 155 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
140 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-108-79150-2 (9781108791502)
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Child Development in Evolutionary Perspective
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10/2020
Cambridge University Press
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Child Development in Evolutionary Perspective
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10/2020
Cambridge University Press
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Content
1. Introduction; 2. How Can an Understanding of our Species' Evolution Help Us Better Understand Children, Development, and the Adults We Become?; 3. How Can an Understanding of Human Development Help Us Better Understand Human Evolution?; 4. Children, Childhood, and Development in Evolutionary Perspective.