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Putting social engineering on the back burner: teaching priorities in formal education in rural Punjab, Pakistan (2004)
Journal Article
Lyon, S. (2004). Putting social engineering on the back burner: teaching priorities in formal education in rural Punjab, Pakistan. Anthropology in Action: Journal for Applied Anthropology in Policy and Practice, 11(1), 35-44

This paper argues that the state of education in rural areas of Pakistan indicate an urgent need for policies which will improve the poor performance of existing schools. Social engineering to address gender and class imbalances, laudable though this... Read More about Putting social engineering on the back burner: teaching priorities in formal education in rural Punjab, Pakistan.

'Indirect' symbolic violence and rivalry between equals in rural Punjab, Pakistan (2004)
Journal Article
Lyon, S. (2004). 'Indirect' symbolic violence and rivalry between equals in rural Punjab, Pakistan. Durham anthropology journal, 12(1), 37-50

This paper examines the social impact of the rice distribution ritual called a dég, in Punjab, Pakistan. This ritual exposes modes of dominance expressed or asserted by `symbolically' violent means. I focus on one dég which was significant by its exc... Read More about 'Indirect' symbolic violence and rivalry between equals in rural Punjab, Pakistan.

The politics of indigenous 'Creationism' in Australia (2004)
Book Chapter
Layton, R. (2004). The politics of indigenous 'Creationism' in Australia. In S. Coleman, & L. Carlin (Eds.), The cultures of creationism. Anti-evolutionism in English-speaking countries (145-164). Ashgate Publishing

Binocularity and brain evolution in primates (2004)
Journal Article
Barton, R. (2004). Binocularity and brain evolution in primates. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 101(27), 10113-10115. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0401955101

Primates are distinguished by frontally directed, highly convergent orbits, which are associated with stereoscopic vision. Although stereoscopic vision requires specialized neural mechanisms, its implications for brain evolution are unknown. Using ph... Read More about Binocularity and brain evolution in primates.

Random drift and culture change (2004)
Journal Article
Bentley, A., Hahn, M., & Shennan, S. (2004). Random drift and culture change. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 271(1547), 1443-1450. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2004.2746

We show that the frequency distributions of cultural variants, in three different real-world examples--first names, archaeological pottery and applications for technology patents--follow power laws that can be explained by a simple model of random dr... Read More about Random drift and culture change.

Concordant preferences for opposite-sex signals? Human pheromones and facial characteristics (2004)
Journal Article
Cornwell, R., Boothroyd, L., Burt, D., Feinberg, D., Jones, B., Little, A., …Perrett, D. (2004). Concordant preferences for opposite-sex signals? Human pheromones and facial characteristics. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 271(1539), 635-640. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2003.2649

We have investigated whether preferences for masculine and feminine characteristics are correlated across two modalities, olfaction and vision. In study 1, subjects rated the pleasantness of putative male (4,16-androstadien-3-one; 5α-androst-16-en-3-... Read More about Concordant preferences for opposite-sex signals? Human pheromones and facial characteristics.

An evolutionary model of stature, age at first birth and reproductive success in Gambian women (2004)
Journal Article
Allal, N., Sear, R., Prentice, A., & Mace, R. (2004). An evolutionary model of stature, age at first birth and reproductive success in Gambian women. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 271(1538), 465-470. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2003.2623

We have built a model to predict optimal age at first birth for women in a natural fertility population. The only existing fully evolutionary model, based on Ache hunter-gatherers, argues that as women gain weight, their fertility (rate of giving bir... Read More about An evolutionary model of stature, age at first birth and reproductive success in Gambian women.

The role of conformity in foraging when personal and social information conflict (2004)
Journal Article
Kendal, R., Coolen, I., & Laland, K. (2004). The role of conformity in foraging when personal and social information conflict. Behavioral Ecology, 15(2), 269-277. https://doi.org/10.1093/beheco/arh008

There is currently considerable interest in the interplay between personal and social information in decision-making processes. Two experiments are presented exploring the relative use of prior personal information and subsequent social information i... Read More about The role of conformity in foraging when personal and social information conflict.

Modeling Context in Punjabi Conflict Resolution: Social Organizations as Context Agents (2004)
Journal Article
Lyon,, S. (2004). Modeling Context in Punjabi Conflict Resolution: Social Organizations as Context Agents. Cybernetics and Systems, 35(2-3), 193-210. https://doi.org/10.1080/01969720490426867

This paper suggests that multiagent model design can be a useful device for researchers in the social sciences. Focusing on the pluralistic competing venues and strategies for conflict resolution in Punjab, Pakistan, I argue that the social context m... Read More about Modeling Context in Punjabi Conflict Resolution: Social Organizations as Context Agents.

A longitudinal, microgenetic study of the emergence of false belief understanding and inhibition skills (2004)
Journal Article
Flynn, E., O'Malley, C., & Wood, D. (2004). A longitudinal, microgenetic study of the emergence of false belief understanding and inhibition skills. Developmental Science, 7(1), 103-115. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-7687.2004.00326.x

Two theories that attempt to explain the relationship between false belief understanding and inhibition skills were investigated: (1) theory of mind development improves self-control, and (2) executive control is necessary for developing a theory of... Read More about A longitudinal, microgenetic study of the emergence of false belief understanding and inhibition skills.

An anthropological analysis of local politics and patronage in a Pakistani village (2004)
Book
Lyon, S. (2004). An anthropological analysis of local politics and patronage in a Pakistani village. (12). Edwin Mellen Press

Asymmetrical power relationships are found throughout Pakistan’s Punjabi and Pukhtun communities. These relationships must be examined as manifestations of cultural continuity rather than as separate structures. The various cultures of Pakistan displ... Read More about An anthropological analysis of local politics and patronage in a Pakistani village.

Height, marriage and reproductive success in Gambian women (2004)
Journal Article
Sear, R., Allal, N., & Mace, R. (2004). Height, marriage and reproductive success in Gambian women. Research in economic anthropology, 23, 203-224. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0190-1281%2804%2923008-6

We examine the relationship between height and reproductive success (RS) in women from a natural fertility population in the Gambia. We observe the predicted trade-off between adult height and age at first birth: women who are tall in adulthood have... Read More about Height, marriage and reproductive success in Gambian women.