1st Edition

Human Infancy An Evolutionary Perspective

By Daniel G. Freedman Copyright 1974
226 Pages
by Routledge

226 Pages
by Routledge

226 Pages
by Routledge

Originally published in 1974, this volume is primarily devoted to what is known about human infancy from an ethological, evolutionary viewpoint. Included are discussions of pan-specific traits, presumably shared by all infants; individual genetic variations on these behaviours (as judged by twin-studies); sex differences, presumably shared by infants of all ethnic groups; and genetically based... Read more

Acknowledgements.  Introduction.  1. The Evolutionary Perspective  2. A Species Approach to Human Infancy  3. Sex Differences  4. Individual Differences in Personality Development  5. Group Differences.  Appendix: Smiling in Blind Infants and the Issue of Innate vs. Acquired.  Bibliography.  Author Index.  Subject Index.

Biography

Freedman, Daniel G.