Overview
- Brings together the work of distinguished evolutionary psychologist Anne Campbell
- Comprehensively details the nature of sex differences in human fear response
- Explains why men and women differ in terms of fear and related behaviors
Part of the book series: SpringerBriefs in Anthropology (BRIEFSANTHRO)
Part of the book sub series: Human Behavior, Biology and Evolution (HBBE)
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About this book
This book reviews the evolutionary forces behind sex differences in fear responses and, crucially, delves into the mechanisms through which sexual selection might have driven sex differences in connection with fear. Fear is an evolved mechanism that helps us stay alive, but is also an emotion experienced more intensely, more frequently, and longer in women than in men. This book therefore asks the following question: Why might evolution have made women more motivated than men to avoid danger? It provides an overview of the brain areas underpinning the experience of fear and evaluates the evidence that these areas manifest sex-specific differences in their structure and function. Given its scope, the book will be essential reading for anyone interested in an evolutionary perspective on psychological sex differences.
Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
Catharine P. Cross is a Lecturer in Psychology at the University of St Andrews, UK. She gained her PhD from Durham University in 2011 and her current work focuses on sex differences in human social behaviour and the contextual factors that modify these.
Lee T. Copping is a Lecturer in Psychology at Teesside University, UK. He gained his PhD from Durham University in 2015 and his current work focuses on sex differences in human behaviour and the measurement and application of life history theory.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Sex Differences in Fear Response
Book Subtitle: An Evolutionary Perspective
Authors: Anne Campbell, Lee T Copping, Catharine P Cross
Series Title: SpringerBriefs in Anthropology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-65280-7
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-65279-1Published: 11 April 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-65280-7Published: 10 April 2021
Series ISSN: 2195-0806
Series E-ISSN: 2195-0814
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VI, 75
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations
Topics: Anthropology, Biological Psychology, Gender Studies, Emotion