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Intra-regional assortative sociality may be better explained by social network dynamics rather than pathogen risk avoidance

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 January 2012

Jacob M. Vigil  and
Patrick Coulombe
Jacob M. Vigil
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131-1161. vigilJ@unm.eduhttp://www.unm.edu/~psych/faculty/sm_vigil.htmlpatc@unm.edu
Patrick Coulombe
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131-1161. vigilJ@unm.eduhttp://www.unm.edu/~psych/faculty/sm_vigil.htmlpatc@unm.edu
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Abstract

Fincher & Thornhill's (F&T's) model is not entirely supported by common patterns of affect behaviors among people who live under varying climatic conditions and among people who endorse varying levels of (Western) religiosity and conservative political ideals. The authors' model is also unable to account for intra-regional heterogeneity in assortative sociality, which, we argue, can be better explained by a framework that emphasizes the differential expression of fundamental social cues for maintaining distinct social network structures.

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Open Peer Commentary
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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 35 , Issue 2 , April 2012 , pp. 96 - 97
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2012

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