Genes, Environments, and Differential Susceptibility Current Topics in Evolutionary Developmental Psychology
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- Genes, Environments, and Differential Susceptibility
- Genes, Environments, and Differential Susceptibility
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- Introduction
- Part I Historical Background and Theoretical Foundations of Jay Belsky’s Work in Evolutionary Developmental Psychology
- Part II Parent–Child Relations and Attachment
- Part III Life-Course Development from Prenatal Environment through Childhood to Adulthood
- Part IV Differential Susceptibility to Environmental Influences
- Conclusion
- Afterword
- Biography of Jay Belsky
- Index
- References
Introduction
The Evolutionary Perspective in Developmental Psychology
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Book contents
- Genes, Environments, and Differential Susceptibility
- Genes, Environments, and Differential Susceptibility
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- Introduction
- Part I Historical Background and Theoretical Foundations of Jay Belsky’s Work in Evolutionary Developmental Psychology
- Part II Parent–Child Relations and Attachment
- Part III Life-Course Development from Prenatal Environment through Childhood to Adulthood
- Part IV Differential Susceptibility to Environmental Influences
- Conclusion
- Afterword
- Biography of Jay Belsky
- Index
- References
Summary
The brief introduction ponders and speculates about the reasons that the evolutionary perspective, which has made significant advances in many subfields of psychology, has not made a similar progress in developmental psychology. It highlights some of the crucial differences between developmental psychology and evolutionary psychology. The introduction then concludes by briefly introducing and highlighting the individual contributions to the volume.
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- Genes, Environments, and Differential SusceptibilityCurrent Topics in Evolutionary Developmental Psychology, pp. 1 - 6Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2025
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