Social Information Transmission and Human Biology
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Social Information Transmission and Human Biology

  1. 289 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
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eBook - ePub

Social Information Transmission and Human Biology

About this book

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. 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.

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Information

Publisher
CRC Press
Year
2006
eBook ISBN
9781040202562
Topic
Biological Sciences
Subtopic
Biology
Index
Biological Sciences

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Acknowledgments
  6. Editors
  7. Contributors
  8. Abstract
  9. Table of Contents
  10. 1 Introduction
  11. 2 An Introduction to Evolutionary Models of Human Social Behavior
  12. 3 How Niche Construction Contributes to Human Gene-Culture Coevolution
  13. 4 State and Value: A Perspective from Behavioral Ecology
  14. 5 An Agnostic View of Memes
  15. 6 Biological Ends and Human Social Information Transmission
  16. 7 The Significance of Socially Transmitted Information for Nutrition and Health in the Great Ape Clade
  17. 8 Language: Costs and Benefits of a Specialized System for Social Information Transmission
  18. 9 The Evolution of Social Information Transmission in Homo
  19. 10 From Cultural History to Cultural Evolution: An Archaeological Perspective on Social Information Transmission
  20. 11 The Uptake of Modern Contraception in a Gambian Community: The Diffusion of an Innovation over 25 Years
  21. 12 Sex without Birth or Death: A Comparison of Two International Humanitarian Movements
  22. 13 Smoking and the New Health Education in Britain, 1950s-1970s
  23. 14 The Demographic and Health Impact of the One Child Family Policy
  24. 15 Social Trends and Psychopathology
  25. 16 Epilogue: Memory, Tradition, and Teleology
  26. Index