Evolutionary Psychology

Examination of the mechanisms of the human mind through the lens of evolutionary psychology beginning with a brief historical review of key theories in psychology and evolutionary biology. Topics include problems of survival, long-term and short-term mating, sexuality, parenting, kinship, cooperation, aggression and warfare, conflict between the sexes, status, prestige, and dominance hierarchies. The course concludes by proposing a unified field that integrates the different branches of psychology.

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