Biosocial Interactions in Modernisation examines a range of major societal problems resulting from the clash between humanity’s evolutionary heritage and the biosocial challenges of modern life. the book is organised with reference to the foremost sources of biosocial variation: individual variation, age variation, sexual variation, family variation, reproductive variation, social variation, racial variation, and intergenerational variation. the analysis of each source of variation begins with a discussion of its biological evolutionary background, followed by an investigation of its variability-specific biosocial interrelations, and concludes with consideration of lessons to be learned about the confrontation between humanity's evolutionary heritage and the challenges and adaptive pressures of the novel modern living environment. Special attention is given to the links between these sources of variation and maladaptive modern social practices such as individualism, ageism, sexism, familism, pro/anti-natalism, classism, racism, and dysgenism. Biosocial Interactions in Modernisation contributes fresh, original insights to the humanities and social sciences, and also provides a new, vital perspective to anyone with an interest in biology.
RobeRt Cliquet
RobeRt Cliquet
BIOSOCIAL INTERACTIONS IN MODERNISATION
BIOSOCIAL INTERACTIONS IN MODERNISATION
Robert Cliquet is emeritus professor of biological anthropology and social biology in the Department of Population Studies at the university of Ghent, where he has taught courses in the social and behavioural sciences. He has also served as honorary general director of the multi-disciplinary Population and Family Study Centre (CbGS) in brussels, a Flemish governmental scientific institute, where he participated in research on reproductive behaviour and various issues related to population policy. Since 1999 he has served as senior advisor to Population and Social Policy Consultants (PSPC) in brussels. in 2002 he began collaboration with the Faculty of Social Studies at Masaryk university on a comparative study of population policy, followed by a project researching the integration of female immigrants. Since 2008 he has taught courses about the social biology of modernisation as a visiting professor. Professor Cliquet is the author of nearly 200 scientific papers and several books about population and family issues, as well as global and regional population policy.
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