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A comprehensive guide to empirical and theoretical research advances in culture and biology interplay Culture and biology are considered as two domains of equal importance and constant coevolution, although they have traditionally been studied in isolation. The Handbook of Culture and Biology is a comprehensive resource that focuses on theory and research in culture and biology interplay. This emerging field centers on how these two processes have evolved together, how culture, biology, and environment influence each other, and how they shape behavior, cognition, and development among humans and animals across multiple levels, types, timeframes, and domains of analysis. The text provides an overview of current empirical and theoretical advances in culture and biology interplay research through the work of some of the most influential scholars in the field. Harnessing insights from a range of disciplines (e.g., biology, neuroscience, primatology, psychology) and research methods (experiments, genetic epidemiology, naturalistic observations, neuroimaging), it explores diverse topics including animal culture, cultural genomics, and neurobiology of cultural experiences. The authors also advance the field by discussing key challenges and limitations in current research. The Handbook of Culture and Biology is an important resource that: * Gathers related research areas into the single, cohesive field of culture and biology interplay * Offers a unique and comprehensive collection from leading and influential scholars * Contains information from a wide range of disciplines and research methods * Introduces well-validated and coherently articulated conceptual frameworks Written for scholars in the field, this handbook brings together related areas of research and theory that have traditionally been disjointed into the single, cohesive field of culture and biology interplay. Jos M. Causadias is Assistant Professor of Psychology at Arizona State University. He researches how the interplay of cultural and biological processes shapes the development of psychopathology and health and well-being. Eva H. Telzer is an Assistant Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill. She researches how cultural processes shape brain development, with a focus on family and peer relationships and long-term psychological well-being. Nancy A. Gonzales is Foundation Professor of Psychology at Arizona State University. She studies the role of culture in children’s development, psychopathology and resilience. Biographical Notes ix Foreword: On Culture and Biology xvii Preface: Why Culture and Biology? xxiii Part I General Issues in Culture and Biology Interplay 1 Introduction to Culture and Biology Interplay 3 Jose M. Causadias, Eva H. Telzer, and Nancy A. Gonzales 2 Integrating Culture and Biology in Psychological Research: Conceptual Clarifications and Recommendations 31 Moin Syed and Ummul-Kiram Kathawalla 3 Understanding Religion from Cultural and Biological Perspectives 55 Stefanie B. Northover and Adam B. Cohen Part II Animal Culture 4 Introduction to Animal Culture: Is Culture Uniquely Human? 81 Charles T. Snowdon 5 Comparing and Contrasting Primate and Cetacean Culture 105 Jennifer Botting, Erica van deWaal, and Luke Rendell 6 Cultural Phenomena in Cooperatively Breeding Primates 129 Charles T. Snowdon Part III Cultural Genomics 7 How Are Genes Related to Culture? An Introduction to the Field of Cultural Genomics 153 Jose M. Causadias and Kevin M. Korous 8 Dual Inheritance, Cultural Transmission, and Niche Construction 179 Michael J. O’Brien and R. Alexander Bentley 9 How the Study of Religion and Culture Informs Genetics and Vice Versa 203 Ronda F. Lo and Joni Y. Sasaki Part IV Cultural Neurobiology 10 An Introduction to Cultural Neurobiology: Evidence from Physiological Stress Systems 227 Leah D. Doane, Michael R. Sladek, and Emma K. Adam 11 Relations among Culture, Poverty, Stress, and Allostatic Load 255 Stacey N. Doan and Gary W. Evans 12 Biological Consequences of Unfair Treatment: A Theoretical and Empirical Review 279 Anthony D. Ong, Saarang Deshpande, and David R.Williams 13 Cultural Experiences, Social Ties, and Stress: Focusing on the HPA Axis 317 Shu-wenWang and Belinda Campos 14 Cultural Influences on Parasympathetic Activity 345 LaBarron K. Hill and Lori S. Hoggard 15 Neurobiology of Stress and Drug Use Vulnerability in Culturally Diverse Communities 369 EzemenariM. Obasi, Kristin A.Wilborn, Lucia Cavanagh, Sandra Yan, and Ewune Ewane Part V Cultural Neuroscience 16 An Introduction to Cultural Neuroscience 399 Lynda C. Lin and Eva H. Telzer 17 Neurobiological Causes and Consequences of Cultural Differences in Social Cognition 421 Meghan L. Meyer 18 Culture and Self-Other Overlap in Neural Circuits 443 Michael E.W. Varnum and Ryan S. Hampton 19 Developmental Cultural Neuroscience: Progress and Prospect 465 Yang Qu and Eva H. Telzer Index 489
