Buss, David M.

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BUSS, David M.

BUSS, David M. American, b. 1953. Genres: Psychology. Career: Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, assistant professor of psychology, 1981-85; University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, associate professor, 1985-91, professor of psychology, 1991-2000; University of Texas, professor, 2000-. Publications: (with N. Cantor) Personality Psychology, 1989; The Evolution of Desire, 1994; Sex, Power, Conflict, 1996; Evolutionary Psychology: The New Science of the Mind, 1999; The Dangerous Passion: Why Jealousy Is as Necessary as Love and Sex, 2000. Contributor to scientific journals. Address: University of Texas, Department of Psychology, Austin, TX 78712, U.S.A.