Evolutionary Perspectives on Infancy (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2022)

This unique volume is one of the first of its kind to examine infancy through an evolutionary lens, identifying infancy as a discrete stage during which particular types of adaptations arose as a consequence of certain environmental pressures. Infancy is a crucial time period in psychological development, and evolutionary psychologists are increasingly recognizing that natural selection has operated on all stages of development, not just adulthood. The volume addresses this crucial change in perspective by highlighting research across diverse disciplines including developmental psychology, evolutionary developmental psychology, anthropology, sociology, nutrition, and primatology. Chapters are grouped into four sections: Theoretical Underpinnings Brain and Cognitive Development Social/Emotional Development Life and Death Evolutionary Perspectives on Infancy sheds new light on our understanding of the human brain and the environments responsible for shaping the brain during early stages of development. This book will be of interest to evolutionary psychologists and developmental psychologists, biologists, and anthropologists, as well as scholars more broadly interested in infancy.

General

Imprint:	Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	Evolutionary Psychology
Release date:	December 2021
First published:	2022
Editors:	Sybil L. Hart • David F. Bjorklund
Dimensions:	235 x 155mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	386
Edition:	1st ed. 2022
ISBN-13:	978-3-03-075999-5
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Psychology > Child & developmental psychology Books > Social sciences > Psychology > The self, ego, identity, personality Promotions
LSN:	3-03-075999-7
Barcode:	9783030759995

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