Overview
- Wide range of academic perspectives by noted experts
- Stimulating research findings to promote further study
- Multidisciplinary approach
Part of the book series: Evolutionary Psychology (EVOLPSYCH)
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Table of contents (9 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
The latest volume in this multidisciplinary series on key topics in evolutionary studies, Evolutionary Perspectives on Death provides an evolutionary analysis of mortality and the consideration of death. Bringing together noted experts from a variety of fields, the books emanate from conferences held at Oakland University, and are dedicated to providing wide ranging and occasionally provocative views of human evolution. The volume on death covers topics from biology, anthropology, psychology, sociology and philosophy, with contributors addressing how evolution informs the process of comprehending, grieving, depicting, celebrating, and accepting death.
Among the topics covered:
- Evolutionary perspectives on the loss of a twin
- Nonhuman primate responses to death
- Death in literature
- Witnessing and representing the death of pets
- The role of human decomposition facilities in shaping American perspectives on death
This insightful volume showcases groundbreaking empirical and theoretical research addressing death and mortality from an evolutionary perspective, demonstrating the intellectual value of an interdisciplinary approach to understanding psychological processes and behavior.
Chapter 6 of this book is available open access under a CC BY 4.0 license at link.springer.com.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Virgil Zeigler-Hill received his Ph.D. in social-personality psychology in 2004 from the University of Oklahoma. He is a member of the faculty in the Department of Psychology at Oakland University. He has published more than 80 peer-reviewed journal articles, book chapters, and books. His primary research interests are in four interrelated areas: self-esteem, narcissism, cognitive representations of the self, and interpersonal relationships.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Evolutionary Perspectives on Death
Editors: Todd K. Shackelford, Virgil Zeigler-Hill
Series Title: Evolutionary Psychology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-25466-7
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Behavioral Science and Psychology, Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-25465-0Published: 04 November 2019
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-25468-1Published: 04 November 2020
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-25466-7Published: 21 October 2019
Series ISSN: 2197-9898
Series E-ISSN: 2197-9901
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 205
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations, 11 illustrations in colour
Topics: Psychology Research