Evolutionary Principles Of Human Adolescence

by Glenn Weisfeld

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.

Genres: Evolution

416 pages, Paperback

First published May 30, 1999

Reviews

[Dr Brown · Rating 5 out of 5]

Glenn Weisfeld is one of the leaders of Human Ethology, the field founded by Tinbergen Lorenz and Von Frisch, the three Nobel laureates. Human Ethology paved the way for the most logical scientific step in psychology namely, the what causes behavior question. Using ethological and evolutionary principles of explanation, Weisfeld’s book on adolescence is the only book that really tries and pretty much succeeds in explaining what human adolescence is all about. If you are a scholar of adolescence, like me, it should be required reading and rereading.