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mikenov: 12:51 PM 3/12/2012: Deception: Spies, Lies and How Russia Dupes the West by Edward Lucas - Эдвард Лук... http://t.co/7kybwXUe
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What do you think of Putin's new foreign policy? Will a shift eastward be produc...
What do you think of Putin's new foreign policy? Will a shift eastward be productive?Putin puts forward a realistic foreign policyrbth.ruA shift eastward and policies based on economic cooperation and pragmatism will be the focus of Russia's relationship with its international partners during Vladimir Putin's third term.
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12:51 PM 3/12/2012: Deception: Spies, Lies and How Russia Dupes the West by Edward Lucas - Эдвард Лукас | Daily Mail: Ваши соседи - шпионы: как Путин наводнил Запад тайными агентами под маской обывателей
12:51 PM 3/12/2012: Deception: Spies, Lies and How Russia Dupes the West by Edward Lucas - Эдвард Лукас | Daily Mail: Ваши соседи - шпионы: как Путин наводнил Запад тайными агентами под маской обывателей
Read the book description http://www.amazon.com/Deception-Spies-Russia-Dupes-ebook/dp/B00746TV4O Эдвард Лукас | Daily Mail Ваши соседи - шпионы: как Путин наводнил Запад тайными агентами под маской обывателей Молодая, дерзкая, идущая напролом Анна Чапман символизирует образ современной России, который хотел бы популяризировать Путин, утверждает в своей новой книге, отрывки из которой опубликованы Daily Mail, обозреватель Эдвард Лукас....
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Mike Nova: Russian Orthodox Church became the Ideology Department for Putin’s ruling United Russia Party 
Mike Nova: Russian Orthodox Church became the Ideology Department for Putin’s ruling United Russia Party
Activists stage a protest against the law prohibiting the "propaganda of homosexuality" in St. Petersburg in November. March 12, 2012 Russian Orthodox Church Backs 'Homosexuality Propaganda' Ban by RFE/RL's Russian Service A leading official in the Russian Orthodox Church has called on Russian lawmakers to adopt a national law prohibiting the promotion of homosexuality among minors.Father Dmitry Pershin, head of the church's youth council, has called for the State Duma to...
Russian word of the day: коробка (karo'bka: box) f.noun
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Russian word of the day: коробка (karo'bka: box) f.noun
Russian word of the day: коробка (karo'bka: box) f.noun
Russian word of the day: коробка (karo'bka: box) f.noun
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Церковь отчитала дьякона Кураева
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Профессура Московской духовной академии не согласилась с позицией протодиакона Андрея diak-kuraev Кураева по поводу "панк-молебна" женской группы Pussy Riot в храме Христа Спасителя. Мы не должны вести дискуссию так, чтобы это хоть чем-то напоминало наше недавнее советское прошлое
The West Is the Opposition's Albatross - The Moscow Times
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The West Is the Opposition's Albatross - The Moscow Times
The West Is the Opposition's Albatross - The Moscow Times
The West Is the Opposition's AlbatrossThe Moscow TimesBy Michael Marder It would be halfhearted to blame the authorities alone for the impasse in Russian politics, which after the March 4 election looks, more than ever like a repeat of Leonid Brezhnev's era of stagnation. The problem with the opposition ...
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Mike Nova: Russian Orthodox Church became the Ideology Department for Putin’s ruling United Russia Party 
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Activists stage a protest against the law prohibiting the "propaganda of homosexuality" in St. Petersburg in November. March 12, 2012 Russian Orthodox Church Backs 'Homosexuality Propaganda' Ban by RFE/RL's Russian Service A leading official in the Russian Orthodox Church has called on Russian lawmakers to adopt a national law prohibiting the promotion of homosexuality among minors.Father Dmitry Pershin, head of the church's youth council, has called for the State Duma to...
Путинизм, путинофилия и путинофобия - детские болезни взрослых людей - http://ww...
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Путинизм, путинофилия и путинофобия - детские болезни взрослых людей - http://www.komikz.ru/ 
Путинизм, путинофилия и путинофобия - детские болезни взрослых людей - http://www.komikz.ru/
http://www.komikz.ru/Путинизм, путинофилия и путинофобия - детские болезни взрослых людейhttp://www.komikz.ru/И ведь ни одна наша «оппозиционная» партия ни разу не выступила с протестом против откровенного подкупа избирателей. Не говоря уж о том, чтобы вывести людей на митинг. А – зачем? Да и не пойдут. Всех все устраивает. Путинизм , путинофилия и путинофобия ...
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новости идеологии
новости идеологии
http://www.izvestia.ru/news/518157Дробницкий стартует очень хорошо. Он окажется в результате чадаевым, только гораздо более зрелым. Это новое и гораздо более продвинутое "пропагандонство", поэтому Дробницкого надо читать. У Дробницкого вообще нет никакого литературного нарциссизма, он целиком развернут на читателя.
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Уволены "тупым предметом" 
Уволены "тупым предметом"
Судмедэксперты подтвердили, что смертельные травмы скончавшемуся в Казани задержанному были нанесены "твердым тупым предметом". Пятеро сотрудников отделения полиции уволены из органов, глава МВД Татарстана потребовал взять их под стражу. Имена подозреваемых пока не называются. В МВД России считают, что должны быть наказаны не только издевавшиеся над задержанным, но и те, кто допустил их до службы.
Главред "Коммерсант FM" и главный московский полицейский обсудили избиение журна...
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Главред "Коммерсант FM" и главный московский полицейский обсудили избиение журналистки Малашенко
Главред "Коммерсант FM" и главный московский полицейский обсудили избиение журналистки Малашенко
Как выяснилось, достоверных подтверждений того, что Ульяну Малашенко действительно ударили по голове дубинкой полицейские, нет. Тем не менее, главный редактор Солопов встречей доволен: Колокольцев считает недопустимым препятствовать журналистам во время работы на митингах.
Виктор Вексельберг пошел на конфликт с менеджментом UC Rusal
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Виктор Вексельберг пошел на конфликт с менеджментом UC Rusal 
Виктор Вексельберг пошел на конфликт с менеджментом UC Rusal
Бизнесмен ушел с поста руководителя совета директоров компании, объяснив отставку несогласием с действиями ее менеджмента
«Единая Россия» распадется на три части
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«Единая Россия» распадется на три части
«Единая Россия» распадется на три части«Единая Россия» распадется на три части. Как стало известно телеканалу ДОЖДЬ, уже в конце этой недели партия объявит о созданииFrom: tvrainru Views: 180 18 ratings Time: 02:48 More in News & Politics...
Политзаключенных могут выпустить. Но не всех
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Политзаключенных могут выпустить. Но не всех
Политзаключенных могут выпустить. Но не всех
Политзаключенных могут выпустить. Но не всех В ближайшее время из тюрьмы могут выйти несколько фигурантов списка политзаключенных, составленного оппозицией и переданного преFrom: tvrainru Views: 129 4 ratings Time: 04:45 More in News & Politics...
Полиция не знает, кто избил журналистку "Коммерсант FM"
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Полиция не знает, кто избил журналистку "Коммерсант FM"
Полиция не знает, кто избил журналистку "Коммерсант FM"
Главный редактор радиостанции "Коммерсант-FM" Дмитрий Солопов в понедельник встретился с начальником московской полиции Владимиром Колокольцевым и обсудил обстоятельства избиения полицией 5 марта на Лубянке журналистки "Коммерсант-FM" Ульяны Малашенко.
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12.03.2012 22:05 Полный Альбац : Молодые берут местную власть в Москве...
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Полный Альбац
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Полный Альбац
: Молодые берут местную власть в Москве: зачем?
Гости: Вера Кичанова , Максим Кац , Максим Мотин Ведущие: Евгения Альбац...
Протодиакон Андрей Кураев о том, как Pussy Riot раскололи
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Протодиакон Андрей Кураев о том, как Pussy Riot раскололи
Протодиакон Андрей Кураев о том, как Pussy Riot раскололи
Протодиакон Андрей Кураев о том, как Pussy Riot раскололи Отголоски выступления группы Pussy Riot в Храме Христа Спасителя слышны до сих пор. Сегодня Московская духовная академия провелаFrom: tvrainru Views: 29 2 ratings Time: 11:18 More in News & Politics...
Андрей Кураев: Гей-клубы нужно запретить
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Андрей Кураев: Гей-клубы нужно запретить
Андрей Кураев: Гей-клубы нужно запретить Православная церковь сегодня отреагировала на закон о запрете пропаганды гомосексуализма и педофилии среди несовершеннолетних. ЭFrom: tvrainru Views: 23 0 ratings Time: 08:25 More in News & Politics...
В регионах начались гонения на независимые СМИ
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В регионах начались гонения на независимые СМИ
В регионах начались гонения на независимые СМИ«Лига избирателей Азова», региональное подразделение общественного движения, обратилось с открытым письмом. Как утверждают его уFrom: tvrainru Views: 21 1 ratings Time: 07:35 More in News & Politics...
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Liberty and free thinking is in your genes!
Spread them around, for the true victory of Democracy!
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Cultural stereotypes may be deep rooted in our genetic makeup, say scientists.
Common traits like British individualism and Chinese conformity could be attributed to genetic differences between races according to a new study.
The study, by the department of psychology at Northwestern University in Illinois, suggests that the individualism seen in western nations, and the higher levels of collect...ivism and family loyalty found in Asian cultures, are caused by differences in the prevalence of particular genes.
'We demonstrate for the first time a robust association between cultural values of individualism–collectivism and the serotonin transporter gene,' said Joan Chiao, from the department of psychology at Northwestern University.
Chiao and her colleagues combined data from global genetic surveys, looking at variations in the prevalence of various genes. The findings were matched with other research which ranked nations by levels of individualism and collectivism.
The team focused their attentions on the gene that controls levels of serotonin, a chemical in the brain which regulates mood and emotions.
Their studies found that one version of the gene was far more common in western populations which, they said, was associated with individualistic and free-thinking behaviour.
Another version of the same gene, which was prevalent in Asian populations, they said was associated with collectivism and a greater willingness to put the common good first.
People with this gene appeared to have a different response to serotonin.
If they are confirmed, the findings made by Chiao and her colleagues would suggest that races may have a number of inherent psychological differences — just as they differ in physical appearances.
Chiao suggests that the version of the gene predominating in Asian populations is associated with heightened anxiety levels and increased risk of depression.
She adds that such populations respond by structuring their society to ward off those negative effects.
The success of such social structures would then ensure that the gene would spread.
She added the findings showed how culture could exert a powerful influence on human genetics and evolution.
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Why individualism and free-thinking may be in the genes for British people
Common traits like British individualism and Chinese conformity could be attributed to genetic differences between races according to a new study.
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Cultural traits or genetic ones?
- by: Dominic Tobin, The Sunday Times
THEY may seem like cultural stereotypes, but the traits of rugged British individualism compared with Chinese conformity may be rooted in genetic differences between races, say scientists.
Their study suggests that the individualism seen in western nations, and the higher levels of collectivism and family loyalty found in Asian cultures, are caused by differences in the prevalence of particular genes.
The scientists looked at a gene that controls levels of serotonin, the brain chemical which regulates mood and emotions. They found one version of the gene was far more common in western populations where, they said, it was associated with individualistic and free-thinking behaviour.
The other version, which was prevalent in Asian populations, was associated with collectivism and a greater willingness to put the common good first. People with this gene appeared to have a different response to serotonin.
If confirmed, the findings would suggest that races may have a number of inherent psychological differences — just as they differ in physique and appearance. “We demonstrate for the first time a robust association between cultural values of individualism–collectivism and the serotonin transporter gene,” said Joan Chiao, from the department of psychology at Northwestern University, in Illinois.
Chiao and her colleagues combined data from global genetic surveys, looking at variations in the prevalence of various genes. The findings were matched with other research which ranked nations by levels of individualism and collectivism.
The findings, published in a paper, and in a new book called Pathological Altruism, found that Asian nations, including China, Japan and Korea tended to have higher proportions of the “collectivist” gene in their population.
Such findings will need further confirmation but could provide a tentative explanation of why the Japanese economy, for example, tends to be based around large companies showing high levels of loyalty between managers and employees. Economists often contrast such enterprises with the hire-and-fire culture of the West.
The key questions are: how can one gene have such an effect? And why should it spread in some populations and not others?
Chiao suggests that the version predominating in Asian populations is associated with heightened anxiety levels and increased risk of depression. She adds that such populations respond by structuring their society to ward off those negative effects. The success of such social structures would then ensure that the gene would spread.
Chiao said the findings showed how culture could exert a powerful influence on human genetics and evolution.
Reported with: Jonathan Leake
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/higher-education/genes-and-character/story-e6frgcjx-1226296914206
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Американские ученые обнаружили у людей ген либерализма и свободомыслия, сообщает The Daily Mail.
Открытие принадлежит специалистам американского Северо-западного Университета штата Иллинойс (the Northwestern University in Illinois). Обнаруженный ген регулирует активность серотонина - химического вещества, осуществляющего передачу электрических импульсов в головном мозге. Известно, что именно серотонин отвечает за эмоции и настроение человека.
"Мы впервые продемонстрировали наличие тесной взаимосвязи между социально-культурными ценностями либерального общества с тем, как "работает" ген, отвечающий за скорость и характер действия серотонина", - заявила руководитель работ Джоан Чиао. (Joan Chiao).
Примечательно, что ученые обнаружили, что данный ген ведет себя по-разному у представителей западных и восточных народов. Так, активность гена более характерна для представителей народов, создавших современные демократические общества в Европе и Северной Америке. В результате исследователи сделали вывод о "генетической природе" свободомыслия. Таким образом, данный ген способен объяснить такие культурные различия, как стремление западных людей к либерализму и приверженность восточных народов к традициям.
Why the British are free-thinking and the Chinese love conformity: It's all in the genes claim scientists - The Daily Mail, 11.03.2012
http://vesti.kz/progress/98700/
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Ген либерализма и свободомыслия обнаружили специалисты из американского Северо-западного Университета штата Иллинойс. Об этом сообщает в понедельник британская телерадиокорпорация BBC.
В ходе исследований научная группа установила, что существует особый ген, регулирующий активность серотонина - химического вещества, осуществляющего в головном мозге передачу электрических импульсов. Именно серото...нин, как передает ИТАР-ТАСС, влияет на эмоции и настроение человека.
Американские ученые обнаружили, что данный ген характерен для представителей народов, которые создали современные демократические общества в Европе и в Северной Америке. В результате они сделали вывод о "генетической природе" либерализма и свободомыслия.
"Мы впервые продемонстрировали наличие тесной взаимосвязи между социально-культурными ценностями либерального общества с тем, как "работает" ген, отвечающий за скорость и характер действия серотонина", - заявила руководитель работ Джоан Чиао
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Американские ученые открыли ген, объясняющий стремление людей к демократии
"Ген либерализма и свободомыслия" регулирует активность серотонина в головном мозге и влияет на эмоции и настроение человека. Он присущ народам, создавшим современные демократические общества, утверждают специалисты из штата Иллинойс.
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Joan Chiao - Cultural Neuroscience: Bridging Cultural and Biological Sciences
Uploaded by UBC on Feb 3, 2011 Webcast sponsored by the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre. Chiao is an Assistant Professor of Psychology at Northwestern University. She studies how cultural and biological forces give rise to everyday emotion and social interaction. Research in her lab also examines how high-level factors, such as race, gender and age, affect basic cognitive, perceptual and emotional processes.
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Psychology Faculty Profiles
Joan Y. Chiao, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Brain, Behavior, and Cognition; Social Psychology
Office: Swift 113
Phone: (847) 467-0481
E-mail: jchiao@northwestern.edu
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Research Interests
How do cultural and biological forces give rise to everyday emotion and social interaction? I use a 'cultural neuroscience' framework to investigate how cultural factors influence basic psychological and neural processes underlying social behavior and emotion processing, using functional neuroimaging (fMRI), event-related potentials (ERP), genotyping and behavioral paradigms. Research in my lab also examines how high-level factors, such as race, gender and age, affect basic cognitive, perceptual and emotional processes. At a broader level, I'm interested in integrating psychology and neuroscience research with public policy and population health issues.
Selected Publications
Chiao, J.Y. (in press). Cultural neuroscience: A once and future discipline. Progress in Brain Research.
Chiao, J.Y. & Blizinsky, K.D. (in press). Culture-gene coevolution of individualism-collectivism and the serotonin transporter gene (5-HTTLPR). Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences.
Harada, T., Li, Z., Chiao, J.Y. (in press). Differential dorsal and ventral medial prefrontal representations of the implicit self modulated by individualism and collectivism: an fMRI study. Social Neuroscience.
Chiao, J.Y. (Ed). (in press). Cultural neuroscience: Cultural influences on brain function. Progress in Brain Research, Elsevier Press.
Chiao, J.Y., Mathur, V.A., Harada, T., Lipke, T. (2009). Neural basis of preference for human social hierarchy versus egalitarianism. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences.
Kuhnen, C.M. & Chiao, J.Y. (2009). Genetic determinants of financial risk-taking. PLoS ONE.
Chiao, J.Y., Harada, T., Komeda, H., Li, Z., Mano, Y., Saito, D.N., Parrish, T.B., Sadato, N., Iidaka, T. (2009). Dynamic cultural influences on neural representations of the self. Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience.
Chiao, J.Y., Harada, T., Komeda, H., Li, Z., Mano, Y., Saito, D.N., Parrish, T.B., Sadato, N., Iidaka, T. (2009). Neural basis of individualistic and collectivistic views of self. Human Brain Mapping.
Chiao, J.Y. (forthcoming). Cultural neuroscience: Visualizing culture-gene influences on brain function. In Decety, J. and Cacioppo, J. (Eds.) Handbook of Social Neuroscience, Oxford University Press, UK.
Chiao, J.Y., Bowman, N.E., Gill, H. (2009). The political gender gap: Gender bias in facial inferences that predict voting behavior. PLoS One.
Chiao, J.Y., Harada, T., Oby, E.R. Li, Z., Parrish, T.B., Bridge, D.J. (2008). Neural representations of social status hierarchy in human inferior parietal cortex. Neuropsychologia.
Chiao, J.Y., Li, Z., Harada, T. (2008). Cultural neuroscience of consciousness: From visual perception to self-awareness. Journal of Consciousness Studies.
Chiao, J.Y., Iidaka, T., Gordon, H.L., Nogawa, J., Bar, M., Aminoff, E., Sadato, N., Ambady, N. (2008). Cultural specificity in amygdala response to fear faces. Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience.
http://www.wcas.northwestern.edu/psych/people/faculty/faculty_individual_pages/chiao.htm
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Culture–gene coevolution of individualism–collectivism and the serotonin transporter gene
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Culture–gene coevolutionary theory posits that cultural values have evolved, are adaptive and influence the social and physical environments under which genetic selection operates. Here, we examined the association between cultural values of individualism–collectivism ...
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Culture–gene coevolution of individualism–collectivism and the serotonin transporter gene
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- 1 Department of Psychology, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA
- 2 Interdepartmental Neuroscience Program, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA
- *Author for correspondence (jchiao@northwestern.edu).
Abstract
Culture–gene coevolutionary theory posits that cultural values have evolved, are adaptive and influence the social and physical environments under which genetic selection operates. Here, we examined the association between cultural values of individualism–collectivism and allelic frequency of the serotonin transporter functional polymorphism (5-HTTLPR) as well as the role this culture–gene association may play in explaining global variability in prevalence of pathogens and affective disorders. We found evidence that collectivistic cultures were significantly more likely to comprise individuals carrying the short (S) allele of the 5-HTTLPR across 29 nations. Results further show that historical pathogen prevalence predicts cultural variability in individualism–collectivism owing to genetic selection of the S allele. Additionally, cultural values and frequency of S allele carriers negatively predict global prevalence of anxiety and mood disorder. Finally, mediation analyses further indicate that increased frequency of S allele carriers predicted decreased anxiety and mood disorder prevalence owing to increased collectivistic cultural values. Taken together, our findings suggest culture–gene coevolution between allelic frequency of 5-HTTLPR and cultural values of individualism–collectivism and support the notion that cultural values buffer genetically susceptible populations from increased prevalence of affective disorders. Implications of the current findings for understanding culture–gene coevolution of human brain and behaviour as well as how this coevolutionary process may contribute to global variation in pathogen prevalence and epidemiology of affective disorders, such as anxiety and depression, are discussed.
- culture–gene coevolution
- serotonin transporter gene
- 5-HTTLPR
- mood disorders
- individualism–collectivism
- cultural neuroscience
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Figure 2.
Results from correlation analysis between Hofstede's individualism–collectivism index (reverse scored) and frequency of S allele carriers of the 5-HTTLPR across 29 nations. Collectivistic nations showed higher prevalence of S allele carriers (r(29) = 0.70, p < 0.0001).
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Published online before print October 28, 2009, doi: 10.1098/rspb.2009.1650 22 February 2010 vol. 277 no. 1681 529-537
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4. Discussion
Here, we demonstrate for the first time a robust association between cultural values of individualism–collectivism and allelic frequency of the serotonin transporter gene, controlling for associated economic and disease factors. Geographical regions characterized by cultural collectivism exhibit a greater prevalence of S allele carriers of the serotonin transporter gene, even when cultural regions rather than nations served as the unit of analysis. Additionally, we show that global variability in historical pathogen prevalence predicts global variability in individualism–collectivism owing to genetic selection of the S allele of the serotonin transporter gene in regions characterized by high collectivism. Importantly, we also reveal a novel and surprising negative association between individualism–collectivism, frequency of S allele carriers of the serotonin transporter gene and global prevalence of anxiety and mood disorder. Across nations, both collectivism and allelic frequency of the S allele negatively predict global prevalence of anxiety and mood disorders. Critically, our results further indicate that greater population frequency of S allele carriers is associated with decreased prevalence of anxiety and mood disorders due to increased cultural collectivism.
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Russian Orthodox Church Backs 'Homosexuality Propaganda' Ban
by RFE/RL's Russian ServiceA leading official in the Russian Orthodox Church has called on Russian lawmakers to adopt a national law prohibiting the promotion of homosexuality among minors.
Father Dmitry Pershin, head of the church's youth council, has called for the State Duma to approve "without delay" a law that would make it a crime to promote homosexuality to people younger than 16.
His statement came after the governor of Russia's second-largest city, St. Petersburg, signed into law a new measure calling for fines of up to $33,000 for propagating "homosexuality among minors."
Gay rights activists have protested, saying the law could be used to ban public demonstrations by Russia's embattled gay and transgender community.
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"Второе нарушение предписанной чекистской инструкции «Поменьше шума!», Георгий Полтавченко совершил 11 марта, подписав так называемый «Закон о запрете пропаганды мужеложства, лесбиянства, бисексуализма, трансгендерности и педофилии среди несовершеннолетних». Здесь, конечно, чувствуется влияние на петербургского губернатора патриарха РПЦ. Недаром на следующий день, 12 марта эксперт комитета Госдум...ы РФ по вопросам семьи, женщин и детей иеромонах Димитрий заявил, что «в РПЦ считают, что этот закон должен действовать по всей России, а не только в Петербурге… Согласно церковному учению, для подобных людей путь в рай закрыт.»
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Оппозиция не простит.
Надо было соблюдать инструкцию."
Две роковых ошибки губернатора Петербурга.
Губернаторы - люди подневольные. Им прикажут, они выполнят. Но за последствия ответят. Так и живем...
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