Drawing on startling new evidence from the mapping of the genome, an explosive new account of the genetic basis of race and its role in the human story. Few ideas have been more harmful than one race or another being inherently superior to others. For this understandable reason…
"In response to exciting developments in genetics, neuroscience and evolutionary psychology, a number of criminologists have embraced the position that criminal behaviour is the product of biological, psychological, and sociological factors operating together in complex ways. Th…
Presents the latest findings in the emerging field of evolutionary psychology, which views human behavior in light of Darwinian theory, unveiling the unconscious strategies that shape our romantic choices, familial feelings, friendships, and office politics.
This book traces the debate over whether, or how much, biological and evolutionary factors are responsible for human behavior, and looks at the effect this debate has had on biology, as seen in introductory biology textbooks. These issues focus on the interpretations and emphase…
"Biosocial criminology is an interdisciplinary field that aims to explain crime and antisocial behavior by exploring both biological factors and environmental factors. Since the mapping of the human genome, scientists have been able to study the biosocial causes of human behavio…