FRHD 1020 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Dementia, Preadolescence, Child Neglect

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Family Relations and Human Development
• Course: FRHD 1020
• Professor: Shayna Sparling

Document Summary

Applies the darwinian theory of evoluion to explain the moivaion behind social conduct. Believe certain behaviours exist as the result of weeding out poor adapive social paterns over the course of human history. Sociobiology describes negaive social behaviours as successful adapive strategies for survival that improve reproducion opportuniies: murder eliminates threats from rivals, which could include step-children, geneic itness encouraged by murdering deformed infants or the chronically ill o o. Infanicide praciced to ensure male ofspring survive to adulthood, or because of contested resources such as available food. Rape may be praciced by those less sexually desirable to improve their reproducive chances. Evoluionary psychologist developed a theory regarding sexual maing strategies: o o o. Views men and women as difering in terms of the quest for short-term mates and long- term mates. Both moivated by their desire to perpetuate themselves through ofspring. Duton ideniied borderline personality organizaion (bpo) as one explanaion o o.