Evolution, early experience and human development
Evolution, early experience and human development from research to practice and policy / [electronic resource] :
edited by Darcia Narvaez ... [et al.].
- New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, c2012.
- 1 online resource (xv, 490 p.) : ill.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This title asserts that human development is being misshaped by government policies, social practices, and public beliefs that fail to consider basic human needs. In this pioneering volume scientists from a range of disciplines theorize that the increase in conditions such as depression and obesity can be partially attributed to a disparity between the environments and conditions under which our mammalian brains currently develop and our evolutionary heritage.
9780199979479 (ebook) : No price
Developmental psychology.
Child development.
Neuropsychology.
Human evolution.
BF713 / .E86 2012
155.413
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This title asserts that human development is being misshaped by government policies, social practices, and public beliefs that fail to consider basic human needs. In this pioneering volume scientists from a range of disciplines theorize that the increase in conditions such as depression and obesity can be partially attributed to a disparity between the environments and conditions under which our mammalian brains currently develop and our evolutionary heritage.
9780199979479 (ebook) : No price
Developmental psychology.
Child development.
Neuropsychology.
Human evolution.
BF713 / .E86 2012
155.413