Gene-Culture Interactions

Download or read book Gene-Culture Interactions written by Heewon Kwon and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2019-02-07 with total page 101 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examining the interconnections between genes and culture is crucial for a more complete understanding of psychological processes. Genetic predispositions may predict different outcomes depending on one's cultural context, and culture may predict different outcomes depending on genetic predispositions - that is, genes and culture interact. Less is understood, however, about how genes and culture interact, or the psychological mechanisms through which gene-culture interactions occur. In this Element, Heewon Kwon and Joni Y. Sasaki review key findings and theories in gene-culture interaction research. They then go on to discuss current issues and future directions in gene-culture research that may illuminate the path toward an explanatory framework.