Avoiding disease certainly has value to the individual in escaping
pain, suffering and death. It would seem obvious that mechanisms
would evolve to enhance the ability of an individual to recognize
and avoid contact lead- ing to infection or exposure to infection.
Social animals especially display evidence of behavior that avoid
or limit disease and death. It is clear from animal research in the
wild and captivity that behavior can play a significant role in
infection and the spread of disease and the production of mortality
(Loehle, 1995). Such behavior would then have a selective role to
play in evolution. Hart (1988, 1990) has documented a variety of
behaviors that can be described as sanitary, preventing the spread
of infection among an- imals. Mary Douglas (1966) found that in
studying the varieties of human religious practice, pollution and
danger were often associated with a posi- tive effort to organize
the environment. She also found that ..".pollution has indeed much
to do with morals." This book addresses how disease avoidance
behaviors apply to human social life and the evolution of complex
society.
General
Imprint: |
Scholars Press
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
November 2013 |
First published: |
November 2013 |
Authors: |
Niccolo Caldararo
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 15mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
Pages: |
256 |
ISBN-13: |
978-3-639-51952-5 |
Categories: |
Books >
Medicine >
General issues >
General
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LSN: |
3-639-51952-3 |
Barcode: |
9783639519525 |
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