The Parasite-Stress Theory of Values and Sociality: Infectious Disease, History and Human Values Worldwide

by Randy Thornhill, Corey L Fincher, Corey L. Fincher

Book Overview

This book develops and tests an ecological and evolutionary theory of the causes of human values-the core beliefs that guide people's cognition and behavior-and their variation across time and space around the world. We call this theory the parasite-stress theory of values or the parasite-stress theory of sociality. The evidence we present in our book indicates that both a wide span of human affairs and major aspects of human cultural diversity can...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3319356593
• ISBN13: 9783319356594
• Release Date: September 2016
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 449 Pages
• Weight: 1.44 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"