Genes, polymorphisms, and the making of societies

how genetic behavioral traits influence human cultures

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Genes, polymorphisms, and the making of societies

how genetic behavioral traits influence human cultures

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Table of Contents

Part 1. Introduction
The concept
Genes, polymorphisms and genetic heterogeneity
Biological anthropology and the distribution of human populations as we know them today
The rise of personal genomics
Greeks versus Chinese : The prototype behaviors
Population's versus individual's traits
Part 2. Discussion of Selected Traits in Relation to Certain Populations and Their Corresponding Culture
Exploratory activity and novelty seeking : The case of dopamine receptor D4
Serotonin Transporter and the Emergence of Collectivism
COMT, altruism and the evolution of the warrior versus worrier strategies
Leaders and followers
Eastern versus Westerner traits are "en bloc"
Part 3. Perspectives
On the fluctuations and oscillations of behavioral trends
Trends
Isaac Asimov's psychohistory : On the prediction of historical decisions
Epilogue.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. 159-173).

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Dewey Decimal Class
599.93/5
Library of Congress
QH431 .K425 2012, QH431.K425 2012

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x, 173 p. :
Number of pages
173

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Open Library
OL25330723M
ISBN 10
1612330932
ISBN 13
9781612330938
LCCN
2012006731

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