Alas, poor Darwin : arguments against evolutionary psychology / edited by Hilary Rose and Steven Rose.

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0099283190
9780099283195

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Arguments against evolutionary psychology

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155.7 23

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BF701 .A43 2001

Contents:

Genes and the religious impulse in evolutionary psychology -- Anti-Dawkins -- Why Memes? -- More things in heaven and earth -- Colonising the social sciences? -- Sewing up the mind : the claims of evolutionary psychology -- Why babies' brains are not Swiss army knives -- Taking the stink out of instinct -- Beyond difference : feminism and evolutionary psychology -- Different strokes : beyond biological determinism and social constructionism -- Social causes and natural relations -- Evolving skills -- Escaping evolutionary psychology.

Summary: At the beginning of the 21st century genes are used to explain almost every aspect of human life, from social inequalities to health, sexuality and criminality. This book offers a criticism of this so called evolutionary psychology.

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Book	City Campus City Campus Main Collection	155.7 ALA (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		A548500B
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Originally published: 2000.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

At the beginning of the 21st century genes are used to explain almost every aspect of human life, from social inequalities to health, sexuality and criminality. This book offers a criticism of this so called evolutionary psychology.

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