h U M a n se xUa lIT y & e Vo lUT I o n
The science of Intimate relationships Garth Fletcher, victoria University, new Zealand, Jeffry A. Simpson, University of Minnesota, Lorne Campbell, University of Western ontario, nickola C. overall, University of Auckland, new Zealand 978-1-4051-7919-5 • Paper • 416 pp. • 2013
The Science of Intimate Relationships Garth Fletcher, Jeffry A. Simpson, Lorne Campbell, and Nickola C. Overall
Designed for upper-level undergraduates and graduate students, The Science of Intimate Relationships represents the first full-blooded interdisciplinary approach to the hard science behind the nature of human sexual relationships. In this elegantly written new text, an international team of authors presents and integrates the latest findings in the fields of social psychology, evolutionary psychology, lifehistory theory, human sexuality, neuroscience and biology, developmental psychology, anthropology, and clinical psychology. Through erudite and balanced analysis, The Science of Intimate Relationships offers a wealth of thought-provoking insights into the science behind the initiation, maintenance, and termination of sexual relationships. TABLE OF CONTENTS I. Introduction. 1. The Science of Intimate Relationships. 2. Intimate Relationships in Context: Key Theories, Concepts, and Human Nature. II. The Relationship Animal. 3. The Intimate Relationship Mind. 4. The Intimate Relationship Body. III. Beginning Relationships: Attachment and Mate Selection. 5. Born to Bond: From Infancy to Adulthood. 6. Selecting Mates. IV. Maintaining Relationships: The Psychology of Intimacy. 7. Love, Sweet Love. 8. Reading Minds, Partners, and Relationships. 9. Communication and Interaction. 10. Sex and Passion. 11. Relationship Violence. V. Ending Relationships: The Causes and Consequences of Relationship Dissolution. 12. Relationship Dissolution. VI. Conclusion. 13. Assembling the Relationship Jigsaw.
EVOLUTIONARY PSYCHOLOGY
JuSTin J. LeHmiLLer
The Psychology of
Human SexualitY
The Psychology of human sexuality Justin J. Lehmiller, Harvard University 978-1-118-35121-5 • Paper • 400 pp. • 2014
The Psychology of Human Sexuality offers a comprehensive overview of the science behind human sexual behavior from a biopsychosocial perspective. By emphasizing psychological research and theory on human sexuality, renowned sexuality expert Justin J. Lehmiller reveals the psychological importance of possessing familiarity with one’s body for forming healthy sexual relationships and shows how a lack of such knowledge can lead to sexual and relationship difficulties. Approaching the topic with a combination of sensitivity and scholarly rigor, this text offers rich insights into the latest theories and research that shape our understanding of the psychological aspects of human sexuality. TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Historical and Theoretical Perspectives on Human Sexuality. 2. Sexology Research: History, Methods, and Ethics. 3. Human Sexual Anatomy. 4. Human Sexual Response: Understanding Arousal and Orgasm. 5. Gender and Gender Identity. 6. Sexual Orientation. 7. The Laws of Attraction. 8. Intimate Relationships: Sex, Love, and Commitment. 9. Sexual Behaviors. 10. Sex Education, Contraception, and Pregnancy. 11. Sexually Transmitted Infections and Safer Sex Practices. 12. Sexual Dysfunction and Sex Therapy. 13. Variations in Sexual Behavior. 14. Sex Laws and the Sexual Marketplace.
evolutionary Psychology: a Critical Introduction viren Swami, University of Westminster, UK, Editor 978-1-4051-9122-7 • Paper • 388 pp. • 2011
A CRITICAL INTRODUCTION
EDITED BY
VIREN SWAMI
The only series to be approved by the BRITISH PSYCHOLOGICAL SOCIETY
BPS TEXTBOOKS
Written to support undergraduates and masters students studying evolutionary psychology and biological psychology, this book critically evaluates the extant literature, while maintaining the need for evolutionary psychologies. Evolutionary Psychology brings together seminal work from key scholars in the field and explores the ways in which evolutionary psychological research can illuminate our understanding of human behaviours and nature. It provides a thorough introduction to evolutionary approaches to psychology, covering topics on: applications of evolutionary theory to psychology; the evolution of cognition and how it interacts with culture; cooperation; physical attraction, mate choice and sexual selection; life history theory; parenting and families; personality and individual differences; social cognition and psychoses; and the future of evolutionary psychology.
TABLE OF CONTENTS 1: Evolutionary Approaches to Behaviour. 2: The Evolution of Cognition. 3: Cooperation as a Classic Problem in Behavioural Biology. 4: Mate Choice and Sexual Selection. 5: The Evolutionary Psychology of Human Beauty. 6: Life History Theory and Human Reproductive Behaviour. 7: Parenting and Families. 8: Personality and Individual Differences. 9: Social Cognition and Psychoses: The Imprinted Brain Theory. 10: Interactions Between Cognition and Culture. 11: The Future of Evolutionary Psychology.
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