Evolutionary social science: A new approach to violent crime

Aggression and Violent Behavior

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 237-250

  Barber, Nigel ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive development; Evolutionary Social Science; Mating competition; Violent crime

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; AGGRESSION; CHILD REARING; CRIME; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EVOLUTION; HUMAN; MATING; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; POVERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGY; REVIEW; SOCIOLOGY; VIOLENCE;

EID: 44749086033     PISSN: 13591789     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.avb.2008.04.002     Document Type: Review

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