Comparative methods for studying cultural trait evolution: A simulation study

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A spatially explicit computer simulation model is developed to investigate trait evolution in relation to phylogeny and geography and the simulation is used it to assess the sensitivity of two comparative methods (independent contrasts and Mantel tests) to different degrees of horizontal transmission. The results show that the method of independent contrasts is sensitive to even small amounts of horizontal transmission in cultural data sets while Mantel sets fail to clearly discriminate between datasets characterized by different levels of horizontal and vertical transmission.

Models, Phylogeny, Computer simulation, Computer-generated environments, Social evolution

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Mixed methods in international collaborative research: The experience of the international study of parents, children, and schools

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The power of a mixed-methods approach combining anthropological and psychological theories and methods is demonstrated through the experience of the international study of parents, children and schools. It is concluded that a combination of anthropological and psychological methods can enrich understanding of children's development in various cultural settings.

Child psychology, Cross-cultural studies, Cross cultural studies

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Psychoanalytic ethnography, racist violence, and Jasper, Texas: an introduction

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The article highlights the murder of an African-American man in Jasper, Texas. The impact of the murder from the point of view of ethnography, racist violence is explored.

Legal issues & crime, Public affairs, Texas, Social aspects, Crimes against, African American men, Ethnic violence

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