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Evolutionary Psychology and Violence A Primer for Policymakers and Public Policy Advocates
This book is not currently available for purchase Online. Please call 1-800-225-5800 to backorder. Foreword by Joseph Graves Jr.
Book Code: C7467
ISBN: 0-275-97467-7
ISBN-13: 978-0-275-97467-1
304 pages, figures, tables
Praeger Publishers
Publication: 3/30/2003
List Price: $78.95 (UK Sterling Price: £44.95)
Availability: Out of stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Also Available: Ebook
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
Subjects: Reviews:
  • The audience for the book ranges from psychologists to political scientists and sociologists....Upper-division undergraduates through faculty.
    —Choice
    November 2003
  • [I]nformative and often very well written ...
    —Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy
    2004
  • [R]eading this book might be hazardous to your equanimity. As you study the exceptionally well-written and well thought out chapters you may question some of your own basic ethical, moral and philosophical tenets and consequently experience increasing levels of anxiety and depression. Nevertheless, I hope a lot of you read the book, including public policymakers--those who are literate of course. It contains not only penetrting analyses of the root causes of the violence that is threatening to destroy our civilization, but also some promising violence-reduction strategies....I recommend you go directly to your bookstore or library and get a copy. If you belong to a book club, bring it to their attention. If you know any public policymakers, send them a copy. Time is getting short, so hurry!
    —Metapsychology
    Oct 6, 2004
  • Endorsement From David P. Barash
    University of Washington
    author of Understanding Violence:
    An evolutionary perspective on human violence is both new and important . . . and fortunately, it seems to be reaching the breakthrough stage, thanks in part to this impressive volume. The problem of violence is simply too large to be left to the same tired, outmoded ways of thinking that have so long prevailed in the social sciences; the editors and contributors to Evolutionary Psychology and Violence should be congratulated for a difficult task, beautifully accomplished.
  • Endorsement From Owen D. Jones
    Arizona State University:
    Ranging from rapists and psychopaths to judges and juries, from morality and murder to retribution and reconciliation, and from incarceration and integration to the politics of punishment, this is a book for anyone interested in or touched by violence. It is one of those rare books that can change the way you perceive and analyze. It is interdisciplinary in the best sense of the word, and offers the most up-to-date look yet at the multiple origins of violence.
    Nowhere is there a more integrative set of studies. The book breaks new ground, demonstrating precisely why effective peacemaking polices require competent understanding of evolutionary processes.
Description: Evolutionary psychology--a relatively new theoretical model of psychology--provides valuable and exciting insights on human violence and public policy issues related to human violence, from war and terrorism to rape and criminality. To this end, each chapter in this volume poses a public policy issues related to violence, describes aspects of evolutionary psychology that are relative and then posits public policy recommendations based on this psychological model. Topics covered also include psycopathy, despotism, and suicide bombings. This volume, designed as an accessible way for policymakers outside of academia to learn about new theoretical developments, also explodes the myths about evolutionary psychology, such as the false claim that it justifies immoral behavior or focuses only on humans' ugly underbelly. While appealing to policymakers across foundations and agencies, this collection will also interest scholars and teachers focused on evolutionary psychology, public policy, criminal justice, security, public affairs, sociology, and anthropology.
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword by Joseph Graves Jr.
  • Preface by Richard W. Bloom and Nancy K. Dess
  • The Evolution of Scientific Psychology and Public Policy: On Violence and Its Antidotes by Richard W. Bloom
  • The Social Implications of Evolutionary Psychology: Linking Brain Biochemistry, Toxins, and Violent Crime by Roger D. Masters
  • Psychopathy as an Adaptation: Implications for Society and Social Policy by Stuart Kinner
  • Combating Rape: Views of an Evolutionary Psychologist by Linda Mealey
  • Mate Homicide: TBA by David Buss
  • Fear and Death and Social Behavior: The Anatomy of Human Destructiveness by Sheldon Solomon, Jeff Greenberg, and Tom Pyszczynski
  • An Evolutionary Perspective on Intercultural Conflict: Basic Mechanisms and Implications for Immigration Policy by Harold D. Fishbein and Nancy K. Dess
  • Global Conflict Resolution: An Anthropological Diagnosis of Problems with World Governance by Christopher Boehm
  • Violence and Its Antidotes: Promises and Pitfalls of Evolutionarily Aware Policy Development by Nancy K. Dess
  • Index
LC Card Number: 2002072821
LCC Class: HM1116
Dewey Class: 303
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