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Examines the research in the study of biology and politics. This book explores the linkage between evolution, genetics and politics with initial chapters on abandoned baby legislation, a model of action and norms, and the biopolitics of primates. It also features chapters on how to use neuroimaging techniques to study political behaviour.

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Introduction. The States' Response to Parental Divestment. A Model of Actions and Norms. The Biopolitics of Primates. Measuring Social and Political Phenotypes. Political Science and Behavior Genetics. From Genes to Politics. Genes, Twin Studies, and Antisocial Behavior. Neurological Imaging and the Evaluation of Competing Theories. Brain Sciences and Politics. Brain Imaging and Political Behavior. Biology and Politics. Research in Biopolitics. Research in Biopolitics. Copyright page. List of Contributors.

Biology and Politics

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    A Hardback by Albert Somit, Steven A. Peterson, Albert Somit

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      Publisher: Emerald Publishing Limited
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 25/03/2011
      ISBN13: 9780857245793, 978-0857245793
      ISBN10: 0857245791

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Examines the research in the study of biology and politics. This book explores the linkage between evolution, genetics and politics with initial chapters on abandoned baby legislation, a model of action and norms, and the biopolitics of primates. It also features chapters on how to use neuroimaging techniques to study political behaviour.

      Table of Contents
      Introduction. The States' Response to Parental Divestment. A Model of Actions and Norms. The Biopolitics of Primates. Measuring Social and Political Phenotypes. Political Science and Behavior Genetics. From Genes to Politics. Genes, Twin Studies, and Antisocial Behavior. Neurological Imaging and the Evaluation of Competing Theories. Brain Sciences and Politics. Brain Imaging and Political Behavior. Biology and Politics. Research in Biopolitics. Research in Biopolitics. Copyright page. List of Contributors.

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