Biology Andpolitics
Linking Nature and Nurture
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6232764 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Roger D Masters (Dartmouth College, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2001 |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 345-369 |
| Publication date | 2001-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Annual Review of Political Science (BOOK_SERIES) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1094-2939 • E-ISSN: 1545-1577 |
| Publisher | Annual Reviews (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1146/annurev.polisci.4.1.345 |
| OpenAlex | W2101450584 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 11 |
| References cited | 70 |
Although millions of Americans take psychoactive medicines (e.g. Prozac and Ritalin), few social scientists believe biological theories and findings should be integrated with research on human behavior. Four topics illustrate current studies linking politics and the life sciences: (a) Developments in genetics and medicine indicate that governmental policies have greatly underrated the dangers posed by radiation and the social transformations that will result from DNA sequencing. (b) Research on brain structures and neurochemistry shows how toxic chemicals undermine normal emotions and behavior. Heavy metal burdens are higher in violent criminals, and exposure to these toxins is significantly correlated with rates of violence (controlling for socioeconomic, ethnic, and demographic factors). (c) An untested chemical used to treat water supplied to 140 million Americans significantly increases both odds of dangerous lead uptake and behavioral dysfunctions in children and adults. (d) The complexity of gene-environment interactions challenges accepted theories of gender, sociopolitical inequalities, ethnocentrism, and history. Such research in biopolitics can illuminate policy controversies in education, substance abuse, and crime
Behavioural genetics · Biopower · Criminology · Developmental psychology · Ethnic group · Ethnocentrism · Nature versus nurture · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Anthropology · Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity · Law · Psychology · Race, Genetics, and Society · Social Psychology
Genopolitics
Evolving political science
Public Administration and the Life Sciences
Better Informed, Still Skeptical
Environmental Toxicants and Developmental Disabilities
Race, Race-Based Discrimination, and Health Outcomes Among African Americans
Society, Biology, and Ecology
Measuring Emotional Response
Expanding Evolutionary Psychology
From state biology to the government of life
The Potential Relevances of Biology to Social Inquiry
Darwinian Psychiatry (DRAFT)
History of Atmospheric Lead Deposition Since 12,370 14 C yr BP from a Peat Bog, Jura Mountains, Switzerland
The Long-Term Effects of Exposure to Low Doses of Lead in Childhood
The Nature of Politics
Water treatment with silicofluorides and lead toxicity
Lead and Cadmium Levels in Violent Criminals
Lead and Cadmium Levels in Violent Criminals
The Missing Politics and Unsettled Science of the Trend Toward Earlier Puberty
Warnings unheeded
Structural Covariates of Homicide Rates
Intergroup Aggression in Chimpanzees and Humans [and Comments and Replies]
The Biological Nature of the State
Explaining “male chauvinism” and “feminism
Dominance & Attention
Happy Warriors
Testing a model for the genetic structure of personality
Poisoned landscapes
Politics as a biological phenomenon
Toxic metals, preconception and early childhood development
A dynamic, multifactorial model of alcohol, drug abuse, and crime
| Unique citing works | 11 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,48 |
| Citation span | 2003 - 2023 (21) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 11 |