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Health behaviour, extrinsic risks, and the exceptions to the rule

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 November 2017

Caroline Uggla
Caroline Uggla*
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Department of Sociology, Stockholm University, Stockholm, SE-106 91, Sweden. Caroline.uggla@sociology.su.se http://www.su.se/profiles/caugg
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Abstract

Pepper & Nettle make a compelling case for how evolutionary thinking can help explain behaviours that cluster with deprivation. The role of extrinsic mortality risk in driving behaviour is probably important, but strong evidence is still lacking. By thinking carefully about behaviours seemingly at odds with an evolutionary life history perspective, we can gain important insights that will help refine theory.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 40 , 2017 , e345
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2017 

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