Race, Evolution, and Behavior: A Life History Perspective.

J. Philippe Rushton

ISBN 10: 1560001461 / ISBN 13: 9781560001461

Edité par Transaction Publishers (New Brunswick, USA / London, UK)., 1995

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Race, Evolution, and Behavior: A Life History Perspective. J. Philippe Rushton. First edition published in 1994 by Transaction Publishers (New Brunswick, USA / London, UK). This copy: Second printing (1995). Hardcover with original dust jacket. Beige cover, blue main body. xviii + 334 pages. Size: 24.0 × 16.0 cm. Weight: 0.7 kg. Language: English. Condition: Jacket: Some foxing and light soiling. Body: Slight aging. Binding: Good. Edges: Some foxing and sunning. Pages: Good. Text: Good. Description: A controversial work by Canadian psychologist J. Philippe Rushton, examining evolutionary adaptations and behavioral differences among human populations from the perspective of behavioral genetics and evolutionary psychology. Using the framework of "life history theory," Rushton analyzes group differences in relation to reproductive strategies and environmental adaptations.Shipping from Tokyo, Japan. International shipping available.Please note: All sales are final, especially for higher-value items. Returns are not accepted unless the item is significantly not as described.

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• Titre: Race, Evolution, and Behavior: A Life History Perspective.
• Éditeur: Transaction Publishers (New Brunswick, USA / London, UK).
• Date de parution: 1995
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 1560001461
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9781560001461
• Reliure: Hardcover
• Édition: 3ème Édition
• État de l'article: Very Good
• Poids: 0,7 kilogramme
• Catalogues du vendeur:
  • Cultural Anthropology

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Book by Rushton J Phillipe

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New edition: The author, a professor at Western Ontario university, shows that substantial racial differences exist and their pattern can only be explained adequately from an evolutionary perspective. This work reviews international data and finds a distinct pattern: People of East Asian ancestry and people of African ancestry are at opposite ends of a continuum, with people of European ancestry intermediate, albeit with much variability within each broad grouping. Rushton's thesis is that when fully modern humans migrated out of Africa. perhaps only 100,000 years ago, the colder Eurasian climate selected for larger brains, more forward planning, greater family stability, and increased longevity with concomitant reductions in sex hormone, speed of maturation, reproductive potency, and aggressiveness. Rushton's theory explains differentiation in intelligence and predicts other, seemingly unrelated race effects, such as differences in frequency of twinning. A modern masterpiece of science and irrefutable fact.