pt. I. Introduction and overview. Toward and evolutionary psychology of the family / Catherine A. Salmon, Todd K. Shackelford ; Evolution of the human family : cooperative males, long social childhoods, smart mothers, and extended kin networks / Mark V. Flinn ... [et al.] ; Evolutionary context of human development : the cooperative breeding model / Sarah Blaffer Hrdy
pt. II. Parent-child relationships. Life transitions : becoming a parent / Sarah E. Johns, Jay Belsky ; Maternal investment / Heidi Keller, Athanasios Chasiotis ; Evolution of fatherhood / David C. Geary ; Parent-offspring conflict / Catherine A. Salmon ; Birth order / Frank J. Sulloway
pt. III. Other family relationships. Evolutionary perspectives on sibling relationships / Richard L. Michalski, Harald A. Euler ; Kin detection and the development of sexual aversions : toward an integration of theories on family sexual abuse / Ilanit Tal, Debra Lieberman ; Grandparental and extended kin relationships / Harald A. Euler, Richard l. Michalski
pt. IV. Applications to specific issues. Violence and abuse in families : the consequences of paternal uncertainty / Aaron T. Goetz ; Temperament as a biological mechanism for mate choice : a hypothesis and preliminary data / Helen E. Fisher ... [et al.] ; Twin research : evolutionary perspective on social relations / Nancy L. Segal, Kevin A. Chavarria, Joanne Hoven Stohs
pt. V. Conclusions and future directions. All in the family : an evolutionary developmental perspective / Amy Gardiner, David F. Bjorklund.