| WEIRD societies may be more compatible with human nature. | |
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PMID: 20546656 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Are WEIRD societies unrepresentative of humanity? According to Henrich et al., they are not useful for generalizing about humans because they are at the extreme end of the distribution for societal formations. In their vision, it is best to stick with the "tried and true" traditional societies for speculations about human nature. This commentary offers a more realistic starting point, and, oddly enough, concludes that WEIRD populations may be more compatible with humans' evolved nature than are most traditional societies. |
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Authors:
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Alexandra Maryanski |
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2010-06-15 |
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Title: The Behavioral and brain sciences Volume: 33 ISSN: 1469-1825 ISO Abbreviation: Behav Brain Sci Publication Date: 2010 Jun |
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Created Date: 2010-06-29 Completed Date: 2010-10-01 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 7808666 Medline TA: Behav Brain Sci Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 103-4 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Sociology, University of California-Riverside, Riverside, CA 92521, USA. alexandra.maryanski@ucr.edu |
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Cross-Cultural Comparison* Human Characteristics* Humans Research Design Social Behavior Social Environment* |
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