Social biology
This session examines the interaction between biology and social science with particular attention on genetic determinants of social outcomes.
Background readings
Freese et al, 2003, ARS, "The potenial relevances of biology to social inquiry"
Optional readings
Chabris, 2013, AJPH, "Why It Is Hard to Find Genes Associated With Social Science Traits: Theoretical and Empirical Considerations"
Chabris & al., 2015, CDPS, "The fourth law of behavior genetics"
Conley, 2016, ARS, "Socio-Genomic Research Using Genome-Wide Molecular Data"
Hackman & al., 2010, NRN, "Socioeconomic status and the brain: mechanistic insights from human and animal research"
Landecker & Panofsky, 2013, ARS, “From social structure to gene regulation, and back. A critical introduction to environmental epigenetics for sociology”
Lupien & al., 2009, NRN, "Effects of stress throughout the lifespan on the brain behaviour and cognition"
Mulligan, 2016, ARA, "Early environments, stress, and the epigenetics of human health"
Case-study for reading
Conley & Domingue, 2016, SS, “The Bell Curve Revisited: Testing Controversial Hypotheses with Molecular Genetic Data”
Case-studies for further optional reading
Boardman & al., 2012, PNAS, “How social and genetic factors predict friendship networks”
Conley & al., 2016, PNAS, “Assortative mating and differential fertility by phenotype and genotype across the 20th century”
Herd & al., 2019, ASR, "Genes, gender inequality, and educational attainment"
Tropf & Mandemakers, 2017, Dem, “Is the association between education and fertility postponement causal. The role of family background factors"