title: The socio-ecological approach turns variance among populations from a liability to an asset.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22904-4400, USA. sk8dm@virginia.edu
authors.forename: Selin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kesebir
authors.forename: Shigehiro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Oishi
authors.forename: Barbara A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Spellman
mesh_terms: D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D006801:Humans; D010551:Personality; D012107:Research Design; D012931:Social Environment