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1 online resource |
| Contents |
1. Children's development in light of evolution and culture / Darcia Narvaez [and four others] -- 2. Epigenetics of mammalian parenting / Frances A. Champagne. Commentary. As time goes by, a touch is more than just a touch / Eric E. Nelson -- 3. Nonhuman primate models of mental health : early life experiences affect developmental trajectories / Amanda M. Dettmer, Stephen J. Suomi, and Katie Hinde. Commentary. Look how far we have come : a bit on consilience in elucidating the role of caregivers in relationship to their developing primate infants and children / James J. McKenna -- 4. Relationships and resource uncertainty : cooperative development of Efe hunter-gatherer infants and toddlers / Gilda Morelli, Paula Ivey Henry, and Steffen Foerster. Commentary. Social connectedness versus mothers on their own : research on hunter-gatherer tribes highlights the lack of support mothers and babies receive in the United States / Kathleen Kendall-Tackett -- 5. Batek childrearing and morality / Karen L. Endicott and Kirk M. Endicott. Commentary. Parenting in the modern jungle / Michael Jindra -- 6. Cosleeping beyond infancy : culture, ecology, and evolutionary biology of bed sharing among Aka foragers and Ngandu farmers of Central Africa / Barry S. Hewlett and Jennifer W. Roulette. Commentary. Intertwining the influences of culture and ecology broadens a definition of the importance of closeness in care / Wendy Middlemiss -- 7. Environment of evolutionary adaptedness, rough-and-tumble play, and the selection of restraint in human aggression / Douglas P. Fry. Commentary. Evolutionary adaptation and violent aggression : from myths to realities / Riane Eisler -- 8. Play theory of hunter-gatherer egalitarianism / Peter Gray. Commentary. Comparative studies of social play, fairness, and fitness : what we know and where we should be heading / Marc Bekoff -- 9. Incentives in the family I : the family firm, an evolutionary/economic theory for parent-offspring relations / Joan Roughgarden and Zhiyuan Song -- 10. Preliminary steps toward addressing the role of nonadult individuals in human evolution / Agustín Fuentes. Commentary. Conflict and evolution / Melvin Konner -- 11. Child maltreatment and early mother-child interactions / Kristin Valentino, Michelle Comas, and Amy K. Nuttall. Commentary. Ancestral attachment : how the evolutionary foundation of attachment informs our understanding of child maltreatment interventions / Alyssa N. Crittenden -- 12. Importance of the developmental perspective in evolutionary discussions of post-traumatic stress disorder / Robyn Bluhm and Ruth A. Lanius. Commentary. Modeling of complex post-traumatic stress disorder can benefit from careful integration of evolutionary and developmental accounts / Pierre Lienard -- 13. From the emergent drama of interpretation to enscreenment / Eugene Halton. Commentary. Darwinism and children / Jonathan Marks -- 14. Childhood environments and flourishing / Tracy R. Gleason and Darcia Narvaez -- 15. Postscript. Back to the future / James J. McKenna |
| Summary |
This title addresses how a shift in the way we parent can influence child outcomes. It examines evolved contexts for mammalian development, optimal and suboptimal contexts for human evolved needs, and the effects on children's development and human wellbeing |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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Parent and infant.
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Primates -- Behavior.
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Psychology, Comparative.
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Evolutionary psychology.
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Child care.
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Child rearing.
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Child development.
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Children.
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Infants.
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Cross-cultural studies.
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Social evolution.
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Parenting.
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Human beings.
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Child
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Humans
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Infant
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Child Rearing
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Child Development
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Cross-Cultural Comparison
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Cultural Evolution
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Parenting
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Psychology, Comparative
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children (people by age group)
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infants.
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Homo sapiens (species)
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FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS -- Life Stages -- General.
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PSYCHOLOGY -- Developmental -- General.
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PSYCHOLOGY -- Developmental -- Lifespan Development.
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PSYCHOLOGY -- General.
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Social evolution
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Parenting
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Infants
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Cross-cultural studies
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Children
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Child care
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Child development
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Child rearing
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Evolutionary psychology
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Parent and infant
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Primates -- Behavior
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Psychology, Comparative
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Narváez, Darcia, editor.
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Valentino, Kristin, author
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Fuentes, Agustin, editor.
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McKenna, James J. (James Joseph), 1948- editor.
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Gray, Peter, editor
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| ISBN |
9780199964260 |
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0199964262 |
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9780199366828 |
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0199366829 |
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