Overview
Builds the revolutionary theory that human evolution is subject to parasite and disease stress that shapes human qualities as personality, political tendencies and propensity toward religiosity
Comprehensive coverage of the topic and its underpinnings and wide scope including value systems, mate choice, political preferences, personality, religiosity and economics
The summation of years of field-defining work by Thornhill and Fincher
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“The book might appeal to academics looking for an introduction to this research program, for example, psychologists, anthropologists, sociologists, or political scientists concerned with cultural differences and seeking an alternative perspective. … The volume has much to offer for fans of consilience. … The book also has much to offer for those skeptical of parasite stress having such encompassing effects on culture as well as for those skeptical of the psychological processes claimed to cause the cultural variation.” (Florian van Leeuwen, The Quarterly Review of Biology, Vol. 91 (2), June, 2016)
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Book Title: The Parasite-Stress Theory of Values and Sociality
Book Subtitle: Infectious Disease, History and Human Values Worldwide
Authors: Randy Thornhill, Corey L. Fincher
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-08040-6
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2014
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-08039-0Published: 01 August 2014
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-35659-4Published: 10 September 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-08040-6Published: 17 July 2014
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIX, 449
Number of Illustrations: 12 b/w illustrations
Topics: Evolutionary Biology, Behavioral Sciences, Personality and Social Psychology, Animal Ecology, Biological Psychology