The genetics of political behavior : how evolutionary psychology explains ideology / Michael Ryan.
| Author/creator | Ryan, Michael, 1951- author. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication | New York, NY : Routledge, 2021. |
| Copyright Date | ©2021 |
| Description | 1 online resource (xi, 191 pages) : illustrations |
| Supplemental Content | Ebook Central |
| Subjects |
| Abstract | "In this unique amalgam of neuroscience, genetics and evolutionary psychology, Ryan argues that leftists and rightists are biologically distinct versions of the human species that came into being at different moments in human evolution. The book argues that the varying requirements of survival at different points in history explain why leftists and rightists have anatomically different brains as well as radically distinct behavioral traits. Rightist traits such as callousness and fearfulness emerged early in evolution when violence was pervasive in human life and survival depended on the fearful anticipation of danger. Leftist traits such as pro-sociality and empathy emerged later as environmental adversity made it necessary for humans to live in larger social groups that required new adaptive behavior. The book also explores new evolutionary theories that emphasize the role of the environment in shaping not only human political behavior but also humans' genetic architecture. With implications for the future of politics, the book explores how the niche worlds we build for ourselves through political action can have consequences for the evolution of the species. Proposing a new way of understanding human politics, this is fascinating reading for students and academics in psychology, the social sciences, and humanities, as well as general readers interested in political behavior"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Source of description | Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on November 18, 2020). |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Ryan, Michael, 1951- The genetics of political behavior 1 Edition. New York : Routledge, 2020. 9780367568610 |
| LCCN | 2020027968 |
| ISBN | 9781003099710 electronic book |
| ISBN | 1003099718 electronic book |
| ISBN | 9781000262285 electronic book |
| ISBN | 1000262286 electronic book |
| ISBN | 9781000262261 electronic book |
| ISBN | 100026226X electronic book |
| ISBN | 9781000262278 mobipocket |
| ISBN | 1000262278 mobipocket |
| ISBN | hardcover |
| ISBN | paperback |
| Standard identifier# | 10.4324/9781003099710 |
| Stock number | 9781000262285 Ingram Content Group |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |