PSYA02H3 Lecture Notes - Cultural Evolution, Deep Frying, Safe Sex
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The west is very treatment is very treatment-based they wait for problems before they try to treat them. Evolution shapes us but environment really impacts us. Cultural evolution shapes lifestyle, the aggregate behaviour of a person the way the person chooses to life their life. Lifestyle has changed significantly civilization enhances standards of living, but also introduces new challenges and dangers. Honduras example: the children are poor but are happy. Children in richer social statuses have more things but are less happy. Evolutionary pressures are most relevant in the time frame up to ages of sexual reproduction, much less relevant when people are older. Unhealthy lifestyles typically have their effects later in life, when people are older. Probably will not be filtered out and will be passed to kids. It will probably be filtered out as it can"t be passed to anyone. Animal research trying to find cure for human diseases.
