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001 2012006731
003 DLC
005 20120526083806.0
008 120327s2012 flua b 000 0 eng
010 $a 2012006731
020 $a9781612330938 (pbk. : alk. paper)
020 $a1612330932 (pbk. : alk. paper)
040 $aDLC$cDLC$dDLC
042 $apcc
050 00 $aQH431$b.K425 2012
082 00 $a599.93/5$223
100 1 $aKiaris, Hippokratis.
245 10 $aGenes, polymorphisms, and the making of societies :$bhow genetic behavioral traits influence human cultures /$cHippokratis Kiaris.
260 $aBoca Raton :$bUniversal-Publishers,$cc2012.
300 $ax, 173 p. :$bill. ;$c22 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 159-173).
505 0 $aPart 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.
650 0 $aHuman genetics$xSocial aspects.
650 0 $aHuman genetics$xVariation.
650 0 $aHuman behavior.
650 0 $aCultural evolution.
650 0 $aGenes$xSocial aspects.
650 0 $aGenetic polymorphisms$xSocial aspects.