Title When culture and biology collide : why we are stressed, depressed, and self-obsessed / E.O. Smith

Published New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, ©2002

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Description 1 online resource (266 pages) Contents Intersection of Biology and Culture -- Road Rage, Stress, and Evolution -- Beauty, Blepharoplasty, Barbie, and Miss America -- Fat, Diet, and Evolution -- Depression, Antidepressants, and Evolution -- Welfare, Cooperation, and Evolution Summary "Why do we do things that we know are bad for us? Why do we line up to buy greasy fast food that is terrible for our bodies? Why do we take the potentially lethal risk of cosmetic surgery to have a smaller nose, bigger lips, or a less wrinkled face? Why do we risk life and limb in a fit of road rage to seek revenge against someone who merely cut us off in traffic? If these life choices are simply responses to cultural norms and pressures, then why did these particularly self-destructive patterns evolve in place of more sensible ones?" "In When Culture and Biology Collide, E.O. Smith explores behaviors that are endemic to contemporary Western society, and proposes new ways of understanding and addressing these problems." "Topics such as drug abuse, depression, beauty and self-image, obesity and dieting, stress and violence, ethnic diversity, and welfare are all used as sample case studies."--Jacket Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-256) and index Notes English Print version record Subject Human biology -- Social aspects. Human evolution. Social change. Social evolution. Sociology. Arts. Humanities. Ethnology. Social sciences. Primates. Anthropology. Mammals. Vertebrates. Chordata. Hominidae -- physiology Hominidae -- psychology Cultural Evolution Human Body Social Change Sociology Humanities Social Sciences Primates Anthropology Mammals Vertebrates Chordata culture note. sociology. fine arts (discipline) works of art. humanities. social anthropology. ethnology. social sciences. Primates (order) anthropology. Mammalia (class) Vertebrata (subphylum) Chordata (phylum) SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Human Geography. Vertebrates Sociology Social sciences Primates Medical care Mammals Humanities Ethnology Culture Chordata Art Anthropology Social evolution Human biology -- Social aspects Human evolution Social change Risico nemen. Evolutionaire biologie. Gedragspatronen. Probleemgedrag. Sociale verandering. Physical Anthropology. Anthropology. Social Sciences. Form Electronic book LC no. 2001058682 ISBN 0813532515 9780813532516 081356025X 9780813560250

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