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- catalog abstract ""Why do we do things that we know are bad for us? Why do we line up to buy greasy fast food that is terrible for our bodies? Why do we take the potentially lethal risk of cosmetic surgery to have a smaller nose, bigger lips, or a less wrinkled face? Why do we risk life and limb in a fit of road rage to seek revenge against someone who merely cut us off in traffic? If these life choices are simply responses to cultural norms and pressures, then why did these particularly self-destructive patterns evolve in place of more sensible ones?" "In When Culture and Biology Collide, E.O. Smith explores behaviors that are endemic to contemporary Western society, and proposes new ways of understanding and addressing these problems." "Topics such as drug abuse, depression, beauty and self-image, obesity and dieting, stress and violence, ethnic diversity, and welfare are all used as sample case studies."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b12555781.
- catalog created "c2002.".
- catalog date "2002".
- catalog date "c2002.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2002.".
- catalog description ""Why do we do things that we know are bad for us? Why do we line up to buy greasy fast food that is terrible for our bodies? Why do we take the potentially lethal risk of cosmetic surgery to have a smaller nose, bigger lips, or a less wrinkled face? Why do we risk life and limb in a fit of road rage to seek revenge against someone who merely cut us off in traffic? If these life choices are simply responses to cultural norms and pressures, then why did these particularly self-destructive patterns evolve in place of more sensible ones?" "In When Culture and Biology Collide, E.O. Smith explores behaviors that are endemic to contemporary Western society, and proposes new ways of understanding and addressing these problems." "Topics such as drug abuse, depression, beauty and self-image, obesity and dieting, stress and violence, ethnic diversity, and welfare are all used as sample case studies."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [233]-256) and index.".
- catalog description "Intersection of Biology and Culture -- Road Rage, Stress, and Evolution -- Beauty, Blepharoplasty, Barbie, and Miss America -- Fat, Diet, and Evolution -- Depression, Antidepressants, and Evolution -- Welfare, Cooperation, and Evolution.".
- catalog extent "266 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0813531039 (cloth : alk. paper)".
- catalog issued "2002".
- catalog issued "c2002.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press,".
- catalog subject "2003 F-912".
- catalog subject "304.2 21".
- catalog subject "Cultural Evolution.".
- catalog subject "GN 298 S646w 2002".
- catalog subject "GN298 .S55 2002".
- catalog subject "Hominidae physiology.".
- catalog subject "Hominidae psychology.".
- catalog subject "Human Body.".
- catalog subject "Human biology Social aspects.".
- catalog subject "Human evolution.".
- catalog subject "Social Change.".
- catalog subject "Social change.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Intersection of Biology and Culture -- Road Rage, Stress, and Evolution -- Beauty, Blepharoplasty, Barbie, and Miss America -- Fat, Diet, and Evolution -- Depression, Antidepressants, and Evolution -- Welfare, Cooperation, and Evolution.".
- catalog title "When culture and biology collide : why we are stressed, depressed, and self-obsessed / E.O. Smith.".
- catalog type "text".