Nigel William Thomas Barber (born November 7, 1955) is an Irish-born American biopsychologist and author.
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Biography
Barber emigrated from his native Ireland to the United States in 1982. He received his Ph.D. in biopsychology from Hunter College of the City University of New York in 1989, after which he taught at Bemidji State University as an instructor for one year, and then at Birmingham-Southern College as an assistant professor.
Research
Barber's research focuses on various subjects in the fields of biopsychology and evolutionary psychology. These include the evolution of altruism, the reasons that men grow facial hair, and the reasons people believe in religion, which he holds pertain to economic adversity.
Publications
Books
(1998). Parenting: Roles, Styles and Outcomes. Nova Science Publisher, Inc. ISBN 1-56072-573-7
(2000). Why Parents Matter: Parental Investment and Child Outcomes. Bergin & Garvey ISBN 0-89789-725-0
(2002). The Science of Romance: Secrets of the Sexual Brain. ISBN 1-57392-970-0
(2002). Encyclopedia of Ethics in Science and Technology. Facts on File, Inc. ISBN 0-8160-4314-0
(2004). Kindness in a Cruel World. Prometheus Books. ISBN 1-59102-228-2
(2008). The Myth of Culture. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. ISBN 1-84718-619-X
(2012). Why Atheism Will Replace Religion. Kindle (ebook) ASIN B00886ZSJ6
(2020). Evolution in the Here and Now. Prometheus Books. ISBN 978-1-63388-618-6, 978-1-63388-619-3
(2021). The Human Beast Volume II... Evolution and the Modern World. ISBN 978-0-9855691-4-3
(2021). The Human Beast Volume I... Through the Lens of Evolution. ISBN 978-0-9855691-2-9
(2022). The Restless Species: Causes and Environmental Costs of Human Adaptive Success. ISBN 979-835600-7095
(2022). The Human Beast Volume III... Restless People on a Troubled Planet. ISBN 978-0-9855691-7-4
Selected articles
Barber, N. (1991). "Play and Energy Regulation in Mammals." The Quarterly Review of Biology, 66(2), pages 129–147. JSTOR 2830228
Barber, N. (1995). "The evolutionary psychology of physical attractiveness". Ethology and Sociobiology, 16, pages 395–424. doi:10.1016/0162-3095(95)00068-2
Barber, N. (1998). "The role of reproductive strategies in academic attainment". Sex Roles, 38, pages 313–323. doi:10.1023/A:1018745419124
Barber N. (1998). "Secular changes in standards of bodily attractiveness in women: tests of a reproductive model". The International journal of eating disorders, 23(4), pages 449–453. doi:10.1002/(sici)1098-108x(199805)23:4<449::aid-eat14>3.0.co;2-r
Barber, N. (1998). "Ecological and Psychosocial Correlates of Male Homosexuality". Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 29(3), pages 387–401. https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/sage/ecological-and-psychosocial-correlates-of-male-homosexuality-gg0LYh9ZAl?key=sage
Barber. (1998). "Sex differences in disposition towards kin, security of adult attachment, and sociosexuality as a function of parental divorce". Evolution and Human Behavior, 19(2), pages 125–132. doi:10.1016/S1090-5138(98)00004-X
Barber, N. (1999). "Women's dress fashions as a function of reproductive strategy". Sex Roles, 40(5–6), pages 459–471. doi:10.1023/A:1018823727012
Barber, N. (2000). "The sex ratio as a predictor of cross-national variation in violent crime". Cross-Cultural Research, 34(3), pages 264–282. doi:10.1177/106939710003400304
Barber, N. (2001). "Mustache Fashion Covaries with a Good Marriage Market for Women". Journal of Nonverbal Behavior, 25, pages 261–272. doi:10.1023/A:1012515505895
Barber, N. (2003). "Paternal investment prospects and cross-national differences in single parenthood". Cross-Cultural Research, 37(2), pages 163–177. doi:10.1177/1069397103037002001