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Cultural adaptations to the differential threats posed by hot versus cold climates

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 August 2013

Damian R. Murray
Damian R. Murray*
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Department of Psychology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver BC V6T 1Z4, Canada. dmurray@psych.ubc.ca http://www2.psych.ubc.ca/~dmurray
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Abstract

Hot and cold climates have posed differential threats to human survival throughout history. Cold temperatures can pose direct threats to survival in themselves, whereas hot temperatures may pose threats indirectly through higher prevalence of infectious disease. These differential threats yield convergent predictions for the relationship between more demanding climates and freedom of expression, but divergent predictions for freedom from discrimination.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 36 , Issue 5 , October 2013 , pp. 497 - 498
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2013 

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