We emphasize the value of the socio-ecological approach in addressing the problem of population variances. The socio-ecological perspective studies how social and natural habitats shape human behaviors, and are in turn shaped by those behaviors. This focus on system-level factors is particularly well-suited to studying the origins of group differences in human behavior.

Citation
Selin Kesebir, Shigehiro Oishi & Barbara A. Spellman, The Socio-Ecological Approach Turns Variance among Populations from a Liability to an Asset, 33 Behavioral & Brain Science 96–97 (2010).
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