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Evolutionary psychology, biology, and cultural evolution
(Kluwer Academic Publishers-Plenum Publishers; Plenum Publishing Corporation ; Springer Science+Business Media, 1990-12)
Evolutionary approaches to behavior, so far from indicating that human behavioral patterns must be universal and “wired,” actually provide us with good reasons for expecting cultural diversity and good tools for showing ...
Published findings from the spouse assault replication program: A critical review
(Kluwer Academic Publishers-Plenum Publishers; Plenum Publishing Corporation ; Springer Science+Business Media, 1995-03)
Published reports from seven jointly developed experiments have addressed whether or not arrest is an effective deterrent to misdemeanor spouse assault. Findings supporting a deterrent effect, no effect, and an escalation ...
Identifying the competition
(Elsevier, 1990-05)
We propose a utility consistent method of identifying the set of competitors that a product faces. We apply the method to the 1987 U.S. new automobile market.
From field experiments to program implementation: Assessing the potential outcomes of an experimental intervention program for unemployed persons
(Kluwer Academic Publishers-Plenum Publishers; Plenum Publishing Corporation ; Springer Science+Business Media, 1991-08)
High, usual and impaired functioning in community-dwelling older men and women: Findings from the MacArthur Foundation Research Network on successful aging
(Elsevier, 1993-10)
The objective of this study is to determine the range of complex physical and cognitive abilities of older men and women functioning at high, medium and impaired ranges and to determine the psychosocial and physiological ...
Linking trends in cocaine use to perceived risks, disapproval, and lifestyle factors: An analysis of high school seniors, 1976-1988
(Ann Arbor, MI: Institute for Social Research, 1990)
Child welfare policy and practice: Rethinking the history of our certainties
(Elsevier, 1992)
This paper presents a critical retrospective examination of the policies and practices in child welfare as these relate to the declining well-being of children today. There are four key structures around which child welfare ...
Firm Creation and Economic Transitions
(1998-07-01)
Virtually all industrial countries are experiencing some form of transformation in their economies, from the dramatic move from centrally planned to market economies in East-central Europe, to the rebuilding of the economies ...
An evolutionary perspective on substance abuse
(Elsevier, 1994)
This article describes how recent advances in understanding the evolutionary functions of emotions can help to reconcile diverse approaches to substance abuse. Emotions can be understood as specialized states that prepare ...