The relationship between the theory of evolution and the social sciences, particularly psychology

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

Volumn 907, Issue , 2000, Pages 1-20

  Hass, R Glen ^a,b   Chaudhary, Neil ^a,b   Kleyman, Emily ^a,b   Nussbaum, Alexander ^a,b   Pulizzi, Allison ^a,b   Tison, Julie ^a,b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COGNITION; CONCEPT FORMATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTRACEPTION; CULTURAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EVOLUTION; GENE EXPRESSION; HEREDITY; HUMAN; INCOME; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; PSYCHOLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIOLOGY; THEORY;

EID: 0034017974     PISSN: 00778923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2000.tb06612.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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