Genes Culture and Human A Synthesis Author:Linda Stone, Paul F. Lurquin, L. Luca Cavalli-Sforza Genes, Culture, and Human Evolution: A Synthesisis a textbook on human evolution that offers students a unique combination of cultural anthropology and genetics. — * Written by two geneticists---including a world-renowned scientist and founder of the Human Genome Diversity Project---and a socio-cultural anthropologist. — * Based on recent findings... more » in genetics and anthropology that indicate the analysis of human culture and evolution demands an integration of these fields of study.
* Focuses on evolution---or, rather, co-evolution---viewed from the standpoint of genes and culture, and their inescapable interactions.
* Unifies cultural and genetic concepts rather than rehashing nonempirical sociobiological musings.
* Demonstrates that empirical genetic evidence, based on modern DNA analysis and population studies, provides an excellent foundation for understanding human cultural diversity.« less