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The socio-ecological approach turns variance among populations from a liability to an asset

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 June 2010

Selin Kesebir ,
Shigehiro Oishi  and
Barbara A. Spellman
Selin Kesebir
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22904-4400. [email protected]://people.virginia.edu/[email protected]://people.virginia.edu/~so5x/[email protected]://people.virginia.edu/~bas6g/
Shigehiro Oishi
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22904-4400. [email protected]://people.virginia.edu/[email protected]://people.virginia.edu/~so5x/[email protected]://people.virginia.edu/~bas6g/
Barbara A. Spellman
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22904-4400. [email protected]://people.virginia.edu/[email protected]://people.virginia.edu/~so5x/[email protected]://people.virginia.edu/~bas6g/
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Abstract

We emphasize the value of the socio-ecological approach in addressing the problem of population variances. The socio-ecological perspective studies how social and natural habitats shape human behaviors, and are in turn shaped by those behaviors. This focus on system-level factors is particularly well-suited to studying the origins of group differences in human behavior.

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Open Peer Commentary
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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 33 , Issue 2-3 , June 2010 , pp. 96 - 97
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2010

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