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'''Margo Wilson''' {{Post-nominals|country=CAN|FRSC}} (1942 &ndash; 2009) was a Canadian [[Evolutionary psychology|evolutionary psychologist]]. She was a professor of psychology at McMaster University in [[Hamilton, Ontario]], Canada, noted for her pioneering work in the field of [[evolutionary psychology]] and her contributions to the study of violence.<ref>{{Citation|last=Surbey|first=Michele K.|chapter=Martin Daly and Margo Wilson (Founders of Evolutionary Psychology)|date=2016|encyclopedia=Encyclopedia of Evolutionary Psychological Science|pages=1–9|editor-last=Weekes-Shackelford|editor-first=Viviana|publisher=Springer International Publishing|language=en|doi=10.1007/978-3-319-16999-6_3583-1|isbn=978-3-319-16999-6|editor2-last=Shackelford|editor2-first=Todd K.|editor3-last=Weekes-Shackelford|editor3-first=Viviana A.}}</ref>
'''Margo Wilson''' {{Post-nominals|country=CAN|FRSC}} (1942&ndash;2009) was a Canadian [[Evolutionary psychology|evolutionary psychologist]]. She was a professor of psychology at McMaster University in [[Hamilton, Ontario]], Canada, noted for her pioneering work in the field of [[evolutionary psychology]] and her contributions to the study of violence.<ref>{{Citation|last=Surbey|first=Michele K.|chapter=Martin Daly and Margo Wilson (Founders of Evolutionary Psychology)|date=2016|encyclopedia=Encyclopedia of Evolutionary Psychological Science|pages=1–9|editor-last=Weekes-Shackelford|editor-first=Viviana|publisher=Springer International Publishing|language=en|doi=10.1007/978-3-319-16999-6_3583-1|isbn=978-3-319-16999-6|editor2-last=Shackelford|editor2-first=Todd K.|editor3-last=Weekes-Shackelford|editor3-first=Viviana A.}}</ref>


==Biography==
==Biography==
Wilson was born on October 1, 1942, in [[Winnipeg]], [[Manitoba]], Canada.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/margo-wilsons-research-shed-light-on-evolutionary-psychology/article1203620/|title=Margo Wilson's research shed light on evolutionary psychology|last=Belluz|first=Julia|authorlink=Julia Belluz|date=2009-10-15|work=The Globe & Mail|access-date=2019-12-03}}</ref> She spent her childhood years in the [[Gwich'in]] community of [[Fort McPherson]], where her mother, a nurse, provided medical services.<ref name=":2">{{Cite journal|last=Daly|first=Martin|date=2012|title=Margo Wilson, 1942-2009|journal=Homicide Studies|language=en|volume=16|issue=4|pages=329–331|doi=10.1177/1088767912457171|s2cid=146938189|issn=1088-7679}}</ref> She attended the [[University of Alberta]], graduating with an undergraduate degree in [[psychology]] in 1964.<ref name=":1" /> She then studied [[Behavioral endocrinology|behavioural endocrinology]] at the University of California and, after winning the a [[Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan|Commonwealth Scholarship]], at [[University College London]], [[England]], where she earned her [[PhD]] in 1972.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" />
Wilson was born on October 1, 1942, in [[Winnipeg]], [[Manitoba]], Canada.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/margo-wilsons-research-shed-light-on-evolutionary-psychology/article1203620/|title=Margo Wilson's research shed light on evolutionary psychology|last=Belluz|first=Julia|author-link=Julia Belluz|date=2009-10-15|work=The Globe & Mail|access-date=2019-12-03}}</ref> She spent her childhood years in the [[Gwich'in]] community of [[Fort McPherson]], where her mother, a nurse, provided medical services.<ref name=":2">{{Cite journal|last=Daly|first=Martin|date=2012|title=Margo Wilson, 1942-2009|journal=Homicide Studies|language=en|volume=16|issue=4|pages=329–331|doi=10.1177/1088767912457171|s2cid=146938189|issn=1088-7679}}</ref> She attended the [[University of Alberta]], graduating with an undergraduate degree in [[psychology]] in 1964.<ref name=":1" /> She then studied [[Behavioral endocrinology|behavioural endocrinology]] at the University of California and, after winning the a [[Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan|Commonwealth Scholarship]], at [[University College London]], [[England]], where she earned her [[PhD]] in 1972.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" />


From 1972 through 1975, she was a visiting assistant professor at the University of Toronto, where she met her future husband, fellow psychologist [[Martin Daly (professor)|Martin Daly]].<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":0">{{Cite journal|last1=Krupp|first1=Daniel Brian|last2=Barclay|first2=Pat|date=2010|title=Margo Wilson (1942–2009)|journal=Journal of Evolutionary Psychology|language=en|volume=8|issue=1|pages=1–3|doi=10.1556/JEP.8.2010.1.1|issn=1789-2082}}</ref> Together, they moved to Hamilton in 1978 after Daly was hired by McMaster University.<ref name=":1" /> In the 1980s, Wilson was appointed professor of Psychology at McMaster, where she remained for the rest of her career.<ref name=":1" />
From 1972 through 1975, she was a visiting assistant professor at the University of Toronto, where she met her future husband, fellow psychologist [[Martin Daly (professor)|Martin Daly]].<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":0">{{Cite journal|last1=Krupp|first1=Daniel Brian|last2=Barclay|first2=Pat|date=2010|title=Margo Wilson (1942–2009)|journal=Journal of Evolutionary Psychology|language=en|volume=8|issue=1|pages=1–3|doi=10.1556/JEP.8.2010.1.1|issn=1789-2082}}</ref> Together, they moved to Hamilton in 1978 after Daly was hired by McMaster University.<ref name=":1" /> In the 1980s, Wilson was appointed professor of Psychology at McMaster, where she remained for the rest of her career.<ref name=":1" />
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Wilson was elected president of the [[Human Behavior and Evolution Society]] in 1997.<ref name=":2" /> With Daly, she was, for 10 years, the [[editor-in-chief]] of the journal ''[[Evolution and Human Behavior]],''.<ref name=":0" /> In 1998, she was named a fellow of the [[Royal Society of Canada|Royal Society]].<ref name=":1" />
Wilson was elected president of the [[Human Behavior and Evolution Society]] in 1997.<ref name=":2" /> With Daly, she was, for 10 years, the [[editor-in-chief]] of the journal ''[[Evolution and Human Behavior]],''.<ref name=":0" /> In 1998, she was named a fellow of the [[Royal Society of Canada|Royal Society]].<ref name=":1" />


Wilson died in Hamilton on September 24, 2009, of cancer.<ref name=":1" /> In 2009, the Human Behavior and Evolution Society established the Margo Wilson Award (for best paper published in the previous year) to honour her contributions to the field.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hbes.com/awards/|title=Awards|last=|first=|date=|website=Human Behavior and Evolution Society|language=en-US|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2019-12-03}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|date=2012|title=Announcement: Margo Wilson Prize|journal=Evolution and Human Behavior|language=en|volume=33|issue=5|pages=428|doi=10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2012.07.001|last1=Mesoudi|first1=Alex}}</ref>
Wilson died in [[Hamilton, Ontario|Hamilton]] on September 24, 2009, of [[cancer]].<ref name=":1" /> In 2009, the Human Behavior and Evolution Society established the Margo Wilson Award (for best paper published in the previous year) to honour her contributions to the field.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hbes.com/awards/|title=Awards|website=Human Behavior and Evolution Society|language=en-US|access-date=2019-12-03}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|date=2012|title=Announcement: Margo Wilson Prize|journal=Evolution and Human Behavior|language=en|volume=33|issue=5|pages=428|doi=10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2012.07.001|last1=Mesoudi|first1=Alex}}</ref>


== Research ==
== Research ==
In 1978, Wilson proposed the idea to Daly that they could analyze patterns of homicide to better understand humans' social behaviours from an evolutionary perspective.<ref name=":0" /> For the next 30 years, Wilson and Daly collaborated on this research, authoring several books and over 100 academic papers and book chapters in this area.<ref name="glo">[https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/margo-wilsons-research-shed-light-on-evolutionary-psychology/article1325580/ "Margo Wilson's research shed light on evolutionary psychology"] by [[Julia Belluz]], ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', October 1, 2009</ref><ref name=":0" />
In 1978, Wilson proposed the idea to Daly that they could analyze patterns of homicide to better understand humans' social behaviours from an evolutionary perspective.<ref name=":0" /> For the next 30 years, Wilson and Daly collaborated on this research, authoring several books and over 100 academic papers and book chapters in this area.<ref name="glo">[https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/margo-wilsons-research-shed-light-on-evolutionary-psychology/article1325580/ "Margo Wilson's research shed light on evolutionary psychology"] by [[Julia Belluz]], ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', October 1, 2009</ref><ref name=":0" />


Their first book on this topic, ''Homicide'' (1988),<ref>{{Cite book|title=Homicide|last1=Daly|first1=Martin|last2=Wilson|first2=Margo|date=1988|publisher=A. de Gruyter|others=Wilson, Margo.|isbn=0-202-01177-1|location=New York|pages=|oclc=16714351}}</ref> has been described as a "founding"<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Jones|first=Dan|date=2008-01-01|title=Human behaviour: Killer instincts|url=https://www.nature.com/articles/451512a|journal=Nature|language=en|volume=451|issue=7178|pages=512–515|doi=10.1038/451512a|pmid=18235473|s2cid=205035543|issn=1476-4687}}</ref> and "classic"<ref name=":0" /> text for the field of evolutionary psychology. Their second book on homicide, ''The truth about Cinderella'' (1999),<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/truthaboutcinder00mart|title=The truth about Cinderella : a Darwinian view of parental love|last1=Daly|first1=Martin|last2=Wilson|first2=Margo|date=1999|publisher=Yale University Press|others=Wilson, Margo.|isbn=0-300-08029-8|location=New Haven, Conn.|pages=|oclc=41419567|url-access=registration}}</ref> summarized their findings on the [[Cinderella effect]], which suggests that stepparents are more likely to mistreat children than biological parents.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://theconversation.com/the-cinderella-effect-are-stepfathers-dangerous-103707|title=The Cinderella effect: are stepfathers dangerous?|last1=Nobes|first1=Gavin|last2=Panagiotaki|first2=Georgia|date=2018-09-24|website=The Conversation|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2019-12-02}}</ref>
Their first book on this topic, ''Homicide'' (1988),<ref>{{Cite book|title=Homicide|last1=Daly|first1=Martin|last2=Wilson|first2=Margo|date=1988|publisher=A. de Gruyter|others=Wilson, Margo.|isbn=0-202-01177-1|location=New York|oclc=16714351}}</ref> has been described as a "founding"<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Jones|first=Dan|date=2008-01-01|title=Human behaviour: Killer instincts|journal=Nature|language=en|volume=451|issue=7178|pages=512–515|doi=10.1038/451512a|pmid=18235473|bibcode=2008Natur.451..512J |s2cid=205035543|issn=1476-4687|doi-access=free}}</ref> and "classic"<ref name=":0" /> text for the field of evolutionary psychology. Their second book on homicide, ''The truth about Cinderella'' (1999),<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/truthaboutcinder00mart|title=The truth about Cinderella : a Darwinian view of parental love|last1=Daly|first1=Martin|last2=Wilson|first2=Margo|date=1999|publisher=Yale University Press|others=Wilson, Margo.|isbn=0-300-08029-8|location=New Haven, Conn.|oclc=41419567|url-access=registration}}</ref> summarized their findings on the [[Cinderella effect]], which suggests that stepparents are more likely to mistreat children than biological parents.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://theconversation.com/the-cinderella-effect-are-stepfathers-dangerous-103707|title=The Cinderella effect: are stepfathers dangerous?|last1=Nobes|first1=Gavin|last2=Panagiotaki|first2=Georgia|date=2018-09-24|website=The Conversation|language=en|access-date=2019-12-02}}</ref>


==Selected bibliography==
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Latest revision as of 03:08, 6 September 2023

Margo Wilson FRSC (1942–2009) was a Canadian evolutionary psychologist. She was a professor of psychology at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, noted for her pioneering work in the field of evolutionary psychology and her contributions to the study of violence.[1]

Biography

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Wilson was born on October 1, 1942, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.[2] She spent her childhood years in the Gwich'in community of Fort McPherson, where her mother, a nurse, provided medical services.[3] She attended the University of Alberta, graduating with an undergraduate degree in psychology in 1964.[2] She then studied behavioural endocrinology at the University of California and, after winning the a Commonwealth Scholarship, at University College London, England, where she earned her PhD in 1972.[2][3]

From 1972 through 1975, she was a visiting assistant professor at the University of Toronto, where she met her future husband, fellow psychologist Martin Daly.[2][4] Together, they moved to Hamilton in 1978 after Daly was hired by McMaster University.[2] In the 1980s, Wilson was appointed professor of Psychology at McMaster, where she remained for the rest of her career.[2]

Wilson was elected president of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society in 1997.[3] With Daly, she was, for 10 years, the editor-in-chief of the journal Evolution and Human Behavior,.[4] In 1998, she was named a fellow of the Royal Society.[2]

Wilson died in Hamilton on September 24, 2009, of cancer.[2] In 2009, the Human Behavior and Evolution Society established the Margo Wilson Award (for best paper published in the previous year) to honour her contributions to the field.[5][6]

Research

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In 1978, Wilson proposed the idea to Daly that they could analyze patterns of homicide to better understand humans' social behaviours from an evolutionary perspective.[4] For the next 30 years, Wilson and Daly collaborated on this research, authoring several books and over 100 academic papers and book chapters in this area.[7][4]

Their first book on this topic, Homicide (1988),[8] has been described as a "founding"[9] and "classic"[4] text for the field of evolutionary psychology. Their second book on homicide, The truth about Cinderella (1999),[10] summarized their findings on the Cinderella effect, which suggests that stepparents are more likely to mistreat children than biological parents.[11]

Selected bibliography

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(All books co-authored with Martin Daly)

  • Sex, Evolution, and Behaviour, Brooks Cole, 1978 (2nd edition 1983), ISBN 978-0871507679
  • Homicide: Foundations of Human Behavior, Aldine Transaction, 1988, ISBN 978-0202011783
  • The truth about Cinderella: A Darwinian view of parental love, Yale, 1999, ISBN 9780300080292

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Surbey, Michele K. (2016), "Martin Daly and Margo Wilson (Founders of Evolutionary Psychology)", in Weekes-Shackelford, Viviana; Shackelford, Todd K.; Weekes-Shackelford, Viviana A. (eds.), Encyclopedia of Evolutionary Psychological Science, Springer International Publishing, pp. 1–9, doi:10.1007/978-3-319-16999-6_3583-1, ISBN 978-3-319-16999-6
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Belluz, Julia (2009-10-15). "Margo Wilson's research shed light on evolutionary psychology". The Globe & Mail. Retrieved 2019-12-03.
  3. ^ a b c Daly, Martin (2012). "Margo Wilson, 1942-2009". Homicide Studies. 16 (4): 329–331. doi:10.1177/1088767912457171. ISSN 1088-7679. S2CID 146938189.
  4. ^ a b c d e Krupp, Daniel Brian; Barclay, Pat (2010). "Margo Wilson (1942–2009)". Journal of Evolutionary Psychology. 8 (1): 1–3. doi:10.1556/JEP.8.2010.1.1. ISSN 1789-2082.
  5. ^ "Awards". Human Behavior and Evolution Society. Retrieved 2019-12-03.
  6. ^ Mesoudi, Alex (2012). "Announcement: Margo Wilson Prize". Evolution and Human Behavior. 33 (5): 428. doi:10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2012.07.001.
  7. ^ "Margo Wilson's research shed light on evolutionary psychology" by Julia Belluz, The Globe and Mail, October 1, 2009
  8. ^ Daly, Martin; Wilson, Margo (1988). Homicide. Wilson, Margo. New York: A. de Gruyter. ISBN 0-202-01177-1. OCLC 16714351.
  9. ^ Jones, Dan (2008-01-01). "Human behaviour: Killer instincts". Nature. 451 (7178): 512–515. Bibcode:2008Natur.451..512J. doi:10.1038/451512a. ISSN 1476-4687. PMID 18235473. S2CID 205035543.
  10. ^ Daly, Martin; Wilson, Margo (1999). The truth about Cinderella : a Darwinian view of parental love. Wilson, Margo. New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Press. ISBN 0-300-08029-8. OCLC 41419567.
  11. ^ Nobes, Gavin; Panagiotaki, Georgia (2018-09-24). "The Cinderella effect: are stepfathers dangerous?". The Conversation. Retrieved 2019-12-02.


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