Guns, Germs, and Stealing: Exploring the Link between Infectious Disease and Crime

Can variation in crime rates be traced to the threat of infectious disease? Pathogens pose an ongoing challenge to survival, leading humans to adapt defenses to manage this threat. In addition to the biological immune system, humans have psychological and behavioral responses designed to protect aga...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Ilan Shrira, Arnaud Wisman, Gregory D. Webster
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2013-01-01
Series:Evolutionary Psychology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/147470491301100124