A New Approach to Human Social Evolution by Jorge A. Colombo - 9781032951188

A New Approach to Human Social EvolutionPersistence of Ancient Drives in Behaviour and Development\nAuthor(s): Jorge A. Colombo\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781032951188, 978-1032951188\nSynopsis\nThis book provides an important examination into the role of evolution of human traits of dominance as central to understanding social and political events, proposing a new view on human social evolution. It also examines basic biological universal needs and behavioural profiles of non- human living beings, from which humans share essential survival components. It invites readers to think critically about the psychological evolution of the human brain. Using comparative psychology, it argues that the core of human behaviour lies in the ancient, animal, universal set of survival resources hidden under various socialization profiles. However, it generally fails to replace drives of dominance and aggression for physical .