Behavioral Genes: Why We Do What We Do and How to Change by James D. Baird

Author:James D. Baird [Baird, James D.]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Published: 2015-02-28T16:00:00+00:00

Some observations about resolving prejudice and conflict

Conflict and prejudice have genetic roots. In an attempt to put a clamp on conflict and prejudicial behavior, societies have formed a variety of laws, but these work best within with tightly controlled areas. A certain level of conflict and prejudice might be acceptable to a local population in a small area. However as population density increases, such as in a large city, controlling conflict becomes a bigger problem. Anyone who has moved from a small town to a large city understands this fact well.

As human beings, our ancestral adaptations of conflict and prejudice are part of who we are. They are inherent in any separate groups, whether they are political, religious, or even philanthropic. Unfortunately, social scientists, evolutionary psychologists, neuroscientists, and so on have yet to come up with a practical way to even diminish this critical problem.

So far, the best we can do, at least in theory, is to make the goals of each group relatively the same. But of course, this requires that the members of one group work with and learn from members of the other group. Trying to do that sometimes add to misunderstandings. Besides, if two groups have the same goals, it might be more effective to merge them into one. However, since merging into a larger group dilutes the power of individual members, it rarely happens.

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