@article{ref1,
title="Evolutionary social science: a new approach to violent crime",
journal="Aggression and violent behavior",
year="2008",
author="Barber, Nigel",
volume="13",
number="3",
pages="237-237",
abstract="Evolutionary Social Science unites evolutionary psychology and social science. Its core assumptions are that: (1) modern societies owe their character to an interaction of hunter–gatherer adaptations with the modern environment; (2) some changes in societies reflect change in individuals; (3) historical changes and cross-societal differences can be due to similar adaptational mechanisms, and (4) different social contexts modify development through adaptive mechanisms. Preliminary research is reviewed concerning historical and cross-national variation in violent crime to illustrate the new research strategy. Societal differences in violence can be partly explained in terms of reduced parental investment and increased mating aggression.<p />   Keywords: Evolutionary Social Science; Violent crime; Mating competition; Adaptive development<p />  Language: en",
language="en",
issn="1359-1789",
doi="10.1016/j.avb.2008.04.002",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.avb.2008.04.002"
}