Description:

Fundamentals of evolutionary psychology, including the theories of natural and sexual selection. Contents cover problems of survival, long-term mating strategies, short-term sexual strategies, parenting, kinship, cooperative alliances, aggression and warfare, conflict between the sexes, and prestige, status, and social dominance.

Texts:

Buss, D.M. Evolutionary psychology: The new science of the mind. 1999

Grading and Requirements:

To be announced.

Prerequisites:

Psychology 301 with a grade of C or better, Psychology 418 or an equivalent statistics course with a grade of C or better, and upper division standing.

Updated 28 October 1998
Department of Psychology, College of Liberal Arts
University of Texas at Austin

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