Evolutionary Perspectives on Human Behaviour

Five schools:

Human Sociobiology

Gene's-eye view.

Original and most controversial approach.

Human Sociobiology

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Human Behavioural Ecology

Human behavioural ecology is characterized by an emphasis on the flexibility of individual behaviour, by the testing of predictions derived from theoretical models, and by an initial assumption that human behaviour may consist of adaptive tradeoffs or compromises.

Second most popular approach.

humanbehavioralecology · Human Behavioral Ecology - & other bio-social approaches to human behvavior

A Review of Human Behavioral Ecology By Lucas Parker Anthro 202

HAMES, R., "Human Behavioral Ecology", 2001.

Evolutionary Psychology

The distinctive theoretical concepts of evolutionary psychology are:
  1. a focus on evolved psychological mechanisms as the adaptations that underlie human behaviour;
  2. the use of the concept of 'environment of evolutionary adaptedness' to reconstruct the adaptive problems faced by our ancestors; and
  3. an emphasis on domain-specific mental organs or modules as evolved solutions to ancestral problems.
Currently the most popular approach. Evolutionary_Psychology · Evolutionary Psychology

evolutionary-psychology · Evolutionary Psychology

Evolutionary Psychology Primer by Leda Cosmides and John Tooby

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Memetics

Meme's-eye view.

A meme is an element of a culture that may be considered to be passed on by non-genetic means, esp. imitation.

Yet to make a serious impact on the sciences or social sciences.

memetics

Memetics

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Gene-Culture Coevolution

Gene-culture coevolution is like a hybrid cross between memetics and evolutionary psychology. Mathematical models.

Least popular approach.

Gene-culture Coevolution