Evolutionary psychology : the new science of the mind / David M. Buss.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part 1: foundations of evolutionary psychology -- The scientific movements leading to evolutionary psychology -- The new science of evolutionary psychology -- Part 2: problems of survival -- Combating the hostile forces of nature -- Part 3: challenges of sex and mating -- Women's long-term mating strategies -- Men's long-term mating strategies -- Short-term sexual strategies -- Part 4: challenges of parenting and kinship -- Problems of parenting -- Problems of kinship -- Part 5: problems of group living -- Cooperative alliances -- Aggression and warfare -- Conflict between the sexes -- Status, prestige, and social dominance -- Toward a unified evolutionary psychology.

"In the seventh edition of this revolutionary textbook, David M. Buss examines human behavior from an evolutionary perspective, providing students with the conceptual tools needed to study evolutionary psychology and apply them to empirical research on the human mind. Content is organised by topic, beginning with the challenges of survival, mating, parenting and kinship; progressing to challenges of group living, including cooperation, aggression, sexual conflict and status, prestige and social hierarchies"--