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1. Evolution and the Social Mind

   Evolutionary Psychology and Social Cognition

   Edited by Joseph P. Forgas, Martie G. Haselton, William von Hippel

   Series: Sydney Symposium in Social Psychology

   This book seeks to combine the study of human social cognition - the way we think, decide, plan and analyze social situations - with an evolutionary framework that considers these activities in light of evolutionary adaptations for solving problems of survival faced by our ancestors over...

   Published March 14th 2007 by Psychology Press
2. The Social Outcast

   Ostracism, Social Exclusion, Rejection, and Bullying

   Edited by Kipling D. Williams, Joseph P. Forgas, William Von Hippel

   Series: Sydney Symposium in Social Psychology

   This book focuses on the ubiquitous and powerful effects of ostracism, social exclusion, rejection, and bullying. Human beings are an intrinsically gregarious species. Most of our evolutionary success is no doubt due to our highly developed ability to cooperate and interact with each other. It is...

   Published June 16th 2005 by Psychology Press