Genes, polymorphisms, and the making of societies
Subtitle: how genetic behavioral traits influence human cultures
By: Hippokratis Kiaris
Publisher: Universal-Publishers
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Boca Raton
Language: eng
Number of pages: 173
ISBN-13: 9781612330938
Subjects: Genetic polymorphisms; Human behavior; Human genetics; Social aspects; Genes; Variation; Cultural evolution
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 159-173).
Table of contents: title: Part 1. Introduction; title: The concept; title: Genes, polymorphisms and genetic heterogeneity; title: Biological anthropology and the distribution of human populations as we know them today; title: The rise of personal genomics; title: Greeks versus Chinese : The prototype behaviors; title: Population's versus individual's traits; title: Part 2. Discussion of Selected Traits in Relation to Certain Populations and Their Corresponding Culture; title: Exploratory activity and novelty seeking : The case of dopamine receptor D4; title: Serotonin Transporter and the Emergence of Collectivism; title: COMT, altruism and the evolution of the warrior versus worrier strategies; title: Leaders and followers; title: Eastern versus Westerner traits are "en bloc"; title: Part 3. Perspectives; title: On the fluctuations and oscillations of behavioral trends; title: Trends; title: Isaac Asimov's psychohistory : On the prediction of historical decisions; title: Epilogue.