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Social Information Transmission and Human Biology de Jonathan CK Wells

Social Information Transmission and Human Biology: Society for the Study of Human Biology

Editat de Jonathan CK Wells, Simon Strickland, Kevin Laland
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 22 mai 2006
Recent research has emphasized that socially transmitted information may affect both the gene pool and the phenotypes of individuals and populations, and that an improved understanding of evolutionary issues is beneficial to those working towards the improvement of human health. Equally, an improved awareness of how human behavior influences health and reproductive fitness is starting to shed new light on the processes that shape the evolution of human behavior and the human mind. Focusing directly on these emerging trends, Social Information Transmission and Human Biology bridges the gap between primarily theoretical work undertaken by those with evolutionary interests and biomedical work undertaken by those dealing with practical issues in human health and demographics. Incorporating papers from a symposium organized under the auspices of the UK Society for the Study of Human Biology, this volume merges the perspectives of internationally renowned evolutionary and theoretical biologists, zoologists, anthropologists, archaeologists, psychologists, and medical researchers whose work is linked by common themes addressing how information is transmitted socially and how its transmission influences both immediate and evolutionary biological outcomes.

Emphasizes the diverse ways in which socially transmitted information impacts on human biology

To illustrate these themes, the chapters draw on models and data ranging from observations on chimpanzee populations in the wild and on the human archaeological record, to studies of contemporary humans in both developing and industrialized countries. Taking a broad approach, many of the chapters address areas of behavior that are familiar to scientists in particular fields, but do so using a variety of cross-disciplinary perspectives, which will prove stimulating for researchers in a range of academic subject areas, while helping to facilitate closer collaboration between biological and social scientists.
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ISBN-13: 9780849340475
ISBN-10: 0849340470
Pagini: 306
Ilustrații: 41 b/w images, 12 tables, 6 halftones and 18 equations
Dimensiuni: 156 x 234 x 22 mm
Greutate: 0.61 kg
Ediția:1
Editura: CRC Press
Colecția CRC Press
Seria Society for the Study of Human Biology

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Cuprins

Introduction to Models of Social Behavior. Niche Construction and Gene-culture Co-evolution. Symbolism and the Biology of Language. Sexual Selection and Human Behavior. Mathematical Dynamic Models of Human Interaction. Memetic Models of Human Behavior. Primate Models of Information Transmission. Archaeological Models of Information Transmission. Maximisation Strategies in Human Behavior. Demographic Trends and Social Change. Social Behavior and Sexually Transmitted Diseases. Social Change and the Epidemiology of Mental Health. The Psychology of Gender Development. The One-Child Policy in China and Child Health. The Evolution of Public Health Campaigns. Perceptions of Risk and Trust and Human Health.

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Jonathan CK Wells, Simon Strickland, Kevin Laland

Descriere

In response to a growing interest across disciplines for information regarding the contribution of social behavior to a range of biological outcomes, Social Information Transmission and Human Biology connects the work of evolutionary theorists and those dealing with practical issues in human health and demographics. Combining evolutionary models with biomedical research, authors from various disciplines look at how human behavior influences health, and how reproductive fitness sheds light on the processes that shaped the evolution of human behavior. Both academic and medical researchers will find much useful insight in this text.