Social Inequalities In Health In Nonhuman Primates: The Biology Of The Gradient (developments In Primatology: Progress And Prospects)
by Carol A. Shively /
2016 / English / PDF
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This book provides a comprehensive look at nonhuman primate social
inequalities as models for health differences associated with
socioeconomic status in humans. The benefit of the
socially-housed monkey model is that it provides the complexity of
hierarchical structure and rank affiliation, i.e. both negative and
positive aspects of social status. At the same time, nonhuman
primates are more amenable to controlled experiments and
more invasive studies that can be used in human beings to
examine the effects of low status on brain development,
neuroendocrine function, immunity, and eating behavior. Because all
of these biological and behavioral substrates form the
underpinnings of human illness, and are likely shared among
primates, the nonhuman primate model can significantly advance our
understanding of the best interventions in humans.
This book provides a comprehensive look at nonhuman primate social
inequalities as models for health differences associated with
socioeconomic status in humans. The benefit of the
socially-housed monkey model is that it provides the complexity of
hierarchical structure and rank affiliation, i.e. both negative and
positive aspects of social status. At the same time, nonhuman
primates are more amenable to controlled experiments and
more invasive studies that can be used in human beings to
examine the effects of low status on brain development,
neuroendocrine function, immunity, and eating behavior. Because all
of these biological and behavioral substrates form the
underpinnings of human illness, and are likely shared among
primates, the nonhuman primate model can significantly advance our
understanding of the best interventions in humans.
