Currie, TE;
Mace, R;
(2012)
Analyses do not support the parasite-stress theory of human sociality.
Behav Brain Sci
, 35
(2)
83 - 85.
10.1017/S0140525X11000963.
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Abstract
Re-analysis of the data provided in the target article reveals a lack of evidence for a strong, universal relationship between parasite stress and the variables relating to sociality. Furthermore, even if associations between these variables do exist, the analyses presented here do not provide evidence for Fincher & Thornhill's (F&T's) proposed causal mechanism.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Analyses do not support the parasite-stress theory of human sociality. |
| Location: | England |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1017/S0140525X11000963 |
| Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0140525X11000963 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | © Cambridge University Press 2012 |
| Keywords: | Communicable Diseases, Family Relations, Humans, Parasitic Diseases, Religion and Psychology, Social Behavior, Stress, Psychological |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of S&HS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of S&HS > Dept of Anthropology |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1339505 |
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