The handbook of culture and biology / edited by José M. Causadias, Eva H. Telzer, Nancy A. Gonzales.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Causadias, Jose M.

Contributor:

Causadias, Jose M., editor.

Telzer, Eva H., editor.

Gonzales, Nancy A., editor.

Series:

THEi Wiley ebooks.

THEi Wiley ebooks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Physical anthropology.

Sociobiology.

Evolutionary psychology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (561 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Hoboken, New Jersey : Wiley, 2018.

System Details:

Access using campus network via VPN at home (THEi Users Only).

Summary:

A comprehensive guide to empirical and theoretical research advances in culture and biology interplay Culture and biology are considered as two domains of equal importance and constant coevolution, although they have traditionally been studied in isolation. The Handbook of Culture and Biology is a comprehensive resource that focuses on theory and research in culture and biology interplay. This emerging field centers on how these two processes have evolved together, how culture, biology, and environment influence each other, and how they shape behavior, cognition, and development among humans and animals across multiple levels, types, timeframes, and domains of analysis. The text provides an overview of current empirical and theoretical advances in culture and biology interplay research through the work of some of the most influential scholars in the field. Harnessing insights from a range of disciplines (e.g., biology, neuroscience, primatology, psychology) and research methods (experiments, genetic epidemiology, naturalistic observations, neuroimaging), it explores diverse topics including animal culture, cultural genomics, and neurobiology of cultural experiences. The authors also advance the field by discussing key challenges and limitations in current research. The Handbook of Culture and Biology is an important resource that: * Gathers related research areas into the single, cohesive field of culture and biology interplay * Offers a unique and comprehensive collection from leading and influential scholars * Contains information from a wide range of disciplines and research methods * Introduces well-validated and coherently articulated conceptual frameworks Written for scholars in the field, this handbook brings together related areas of research and theory that have traditionally been disjointed into the single, cohesive field of culture and biology interplay.

Contents:

Intro

The Handbook of Culture and Biology

Contents

Biographical Notes

Foreword: On Culture and Biology

References

Preface: Why Culture and Biology?

Part I General Issues in Culture and Biology Interplay

1 Introduction to Culture and Biology Interplay

The Field of Culture and Biology Interplay

Obstacles to the Integration of Culture and Biology

Principles for the Study of Culture and Biology

History of Culture and Biology Interplay

Levels of Culture and Biology Interplay

Types of Culture and Biology Interplay

Domains of Culture and Biology Interplay Research

Animal Culture

Cultural Genomics

Cultural Neurobiology

Cultural Neuroscience

Conclusions and Future Directions

Acknowledgment

2 Integrating Culture and Biology in Psychological Research: Conceptual Clarifications and Recommendations

What Is Cultural Psychology?

On Terminology Used in Cultural Psychology

On the Supposed Biological Basis of Race and the Justified Skepticism of Culture and Biology Research

The Path Forward: Recommendations for a Sensible Science of Culture and Biology

Assess the Psychological Process Underlying Group Differences

Clue in to the Myriad Discussions of Methods Reforms in the Wake of the "Reproducibility Crisis"

Be Especially Attentive to Effect Sizes versus p-Values

Be Skeptical of "Established" Measures of Culture

These Issues Are Not Limited to Culture and Biology

Check Assumptions, Break Barriers, and Seek Collaboration

Notes

3 Understanding Religion from Cultural and Biological Perspectives

Where Religions Come From

Supernatural Agents

Anthropomorphism

Theory of Mind

Evidence and Conclusions

From Byproducts to Adaptive Religion

Supernatural Punishment.

Evidence for Supernatural Punishment

Costly Signals

Hard-to-Fake Signals and CREDs

Evidence for Signals

Culture

Part II Animal Culture

4 Introduction to Animal Culture: Is Culture Uniquely Human?

Criteria for Culture

Innovation

Dissemination

Standardization

Durability

Diffusion

Tradition

Non-Subsistence

Naturalness

Independence of Ecology and Genetics

Social Learning

Mechanisms of Cultural Transmission

Social Tolerance

Types of Social Learning and Teaching

Gene-Culture Coevolution and Epigenetics

Gene-Culture Coevolution

Epigenetics

5 Comparing and Contrasting Primate and Cetacean Culture

Social Systems, Ecology, and Culture

Culture in Foraging

Vocal Communication

Social, Play, and "Fad" Behaviors

Social Learning Experiments

Conclusions and Future Direction

Acknowledgments

6 Cultural Phenomena in Cooperatively Breeding Primates

Rapid Social Learning

Imitation

Food Preferences

Teaching

Communication

Paternal Care

Part III Cultural Genomics

7 How Are Genes Related to Culture? An Introduction to the Field of Cultural Genomics

What Is Cultural Genomics?

Levels of Analysis of Cultural Genomics

Types of Gene-Culture-Environment Interplay

Problems (and Solutions) in Cultural Genomics Research

8 Dual Inheritance, Cultural Transmission, and Niche Construction

Dual-Inheritance Theory

Cultural Transmission

Individual Learning

Its Not Always One or the Other

A Simple Map of Learning

Niche Construction

Conclusions and Future Directions.

Acknowledgments

9 How the Study of Religion and Culture Informs Genetics and Vice Versa

The Study of Culture and Religion in Psychology

Integrating Culture and Religion with Genetics

The Heritability of Religiosity and the Behavioral Correlates of Religion

Gene-Environment Interactions

Implications for Prosocial Behavior

Implications for Immoral Behavior

Implications for Coping and Well-Being

Part IV Cultural Neurobiology

10 An Introduction to Cultural Neurobiology: Evidence from Physiological Stress Systems

Culturally Informed Theory

Neurobiological Stress Systems

The ANS

The HPA Axis

Immune Markers

Allostatic Load and Multisystem Approaches

Evidence of Relations between Culture and Neurobiology

Perceived Discrimination

Stereotype Threat

Ethnic and Racial Identity

Acculturation

Family Processes

Supportive Family Processes

Biculturalism or Multiculturalism

Cultural Experiences and Identities for Majority-Group Members

Additional Biological Markers of Cultural Relevance

Conclusions

Note

11 Relations among Culture, Poverty, Stress, and Allostatic Load

Allostatic Load: Reconceptualizing the Consequences of Stress

Poverty and Allostatic Load

Culture and Allostatic Load

Mechanisms Underlying Poverty and Allostatic Load: The Influence of Culture, Race, and Ethnicity

Stress Exposure

Social and Family Processes

Parenting Processes

Social Support

Self-Regulatory and Coping Processes

12 Biological Consequences of Unfair Treatment: A Theoretical and Empirical Review

Conceptualizing the Role of Unfair Treatment in Health.

Defining and Measuring Biological Pathways

Cardiovascular Function

Neuroendocrine Function

Immune Function

Scope of the Review

Database Sources and Study Screening

Data Extraction and Study Characteristics

Unfair Treatment and Cardiovascular Functioning

Unfair Treatment and Neuroendocrine Endpoints

Unfair Treatment and Immune Functioning

Abbreviations

13 Cultural Experiences, Social Ties, and Stress: Focusing on the HPA Axis

The HPA Axis and the "Stress Hormone" Cortisol

The HPA Axis and Its Sensitivity to Social Experience

Cortisol Parameters

The Broad Reach of Culture and Ethnicity: Key Constructs and Why Culture Matters

Culture and the HPA Axis

Ethnicity

"Other" Forms of Culture

Cultural Shaping of the Links between Social Ties and the HPA Axis

14 Cultural Influences on Parasympathetic Activity

Heart Rate Variability: The Wandering Biomarker

Heart Rate Variability: From Stressor to Brain and Body

The Paradox of Ethnicity/Race and Heart Rate Variability

Racism, Discrimination, and Heart Rate Variability

Socioeconomic Status and HRV

15 Neurobiology of Stress and Drug Use Vulnerability in Culturally Diverse Communities

What Is Stress?

Defining Stressors

Stress and the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal (HPA) Axis

Chronic Stress and Drug Use Vulnerability

Stress and Drug Use in Racially Diverse Communities

The Black/African-American Community

The American Indian/Alaskan Native Community

The Asian Community

The Latino Community

Part V Cultural Neuroscience

16 An Introduction to Cultural Neuroscience.

What Is Cultural Neuroscience?

Why Study Cultural Neuroscience?

Key Terms and Methods

Measuring the Brain

Key Terms for Regions of the Brain in Cultural Neuroscience

Defining Culture

Measuring and Manipulating Cultural Constructs of Interest

Making Cross-Cultural Comparisons

Behavioral and Neural Findings

Suggestions for Steps in Designing a Study

17 Neurobiological Causes and Consequences of Cultural Differences in Social Cognition

How Do Environmental Factors Influence Cultural Ideologies? The Parasite Stress Theory of Sociality

What Nudges Culturally Consistent Interpretations of the Social World?

Priming Hypothesis

How Does Cultural Background Influence How We Remember the Social World?

Consolidation Hypothesis

18 Culture and Self-Other Overlap in Neural Circuits

Self-Representation

Positive Views of the Self and Others

Empathy

Vicarious Reward and Loss

Motor Resonance

19 Developmental Cultural Neuroscience: Progress and Prospect

What Is Developmental Cultural Neuroscience?

Why Study Developmental Cultural Neuroscience?

Framework of Developmental Cultural Neuroscience

Culturally Rooted Social Practices Affect Childrens Brain Development

Culturally Shaped Brain Processes Underlie Childrens Real-Life Functioning

Progress

Race Perception

Family Relationships

Cultural Stereotypes of Adolescence

Index

EULA.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781787856714

1787856712

9781119181347

1119181348

9781119181354

1119181356

9781119181361

1119181364

OCLC:

987909794