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Professor Rushton has produced a scholarly, well-argued, and up-to-date account of the present state of sociobiology—that is, the view that not only the abilities but also the main traits underlying human social behavior have a substantial genetic component and that they have evolved among animals and humans according to Darwinian theory of natural selection. One of the reasons why other expositions by Wilson (1975) and Campbell (1975) have been criticized is that they are hghly speculative, lacking in experimental and other forms of scientific evidence. Rushton has culled the literature very widely, all the way from animal and cross-cultural psychology and historical anthropology to statistical studies of individual differences. Thus most of his claims are accompanied by relevant confirmatory evidence. The paper, therefore, should be of considerable interest and value to psychologists and students.
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Vernon, P.E. (1984). Interaction between Biological and Cultural Factors in Human Social Behavior. In: Royce, J.R., Mos, L.P. (eds) Annals of Theoretical Psychology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-9191-4_4
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