Evolution of vulnerability: implications for sex differences in health and development
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Main Author: Geary, David C. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam Academic Press 2015
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Online Access:Volltext
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (p. 295-362) and indexes
Biologists have known for decades that many traits involved in competition for mates or other resources and that influence mate choice are exaggerated, and their expression is influenced by the individuals' ability to tolerate a variety of environmental and social stressors. Evolution of Vulnerability applies this concept of heightened sensitivity to humans for a host of physical, social, psychological, cognitive, and brain traits. By reframing the issue entirely, renowned evolutionary psychologist David C. Geary demonstrates this principle can be used to identify children, adolescents, or populations at risk for poor long-term outcomes and identify specific traits in each sex and at different points in development that are most easily disrupted by exposure to stressors. Evolution of Vulnerability begins by reviewing the expansive literature on traits predicted to show sex-specific sensitivity to environmental and social stressors, and details the implications for better assessing and understanding the consequences of exposure to these stressors
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (x, 434 pages)
ISBN:9780128017470
0128017473
9780128015629

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