Extending arousal theory and reflecting on biosocial approaches to social science

Behavioral and Brain Sciences 18 (3):554-554 (1995)
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This commentary extends arousal theory to suggest an explanation for the well-established inverse correlation between church attendance and involvement in crime. In addition, the results of two surveys of social scientists are reviewed to reveal just how little impact the biosocial/sociobiological perspective has had thus far on social science

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