Evolutionary Principles Of Human Adolescence [Paperback]

An exploration of human adolescence, this book is unique because of its ethological perspective. The author presents a comprehensive treatment of adolescent development from a functional, evolutionary point of view, providing a research-based description of human adolescence. He also offers a comparative perspective, describing adolescence in other species, human cultures, and historical periods.

Glenn Weisfeldis associate professor of psychology at Wayne State University. He is the coeditor, with Nancy L. Segal and Carol C. Weisfeld, ofUniting Psychology and Biology: Integrative Perspectives on Human Development(1997) and editor of theHuman Ethology Bulletin.