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Social Ecology, Genomics, and African American Health: A Nonlinear Dynamical Perspective.

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Madhere, S; Harrell, J; Royal, CDM
Published in: The Journal of black psychology
January 2009

This article offers a model that clarifies the degree of interdependence between social ecology and genomic processes. Drawing on principles from nonlinear dynamics, the model delineates major lines of bifurcation involving people's habitat, their family health history, and collective catastrophes experienced by their community. It shows how mechanisms of resource acquisition, depletion, and preservation can lead to disruptions in basic metabolism and in the activity of cytokines, neurotransmitters, and protein kinases, thus giving impetus to epigenetic changes. The hypotheses generated from the model are discussed throughout the article for their relevance to health problems among African Americans. Where appropriate, they are examined in light of data from the National Vital Statistics System. Multiple health outcomes are considered. For any one of them, the model makes clear the unique and converging contributions of multiple antecedent factors.

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Published In

The Journal of black psychology

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0095-7984

Publication Date

January 2009

Volume

35

Issue

2

Start / End Page

154 / 179

Related Subject Headings

  • Social Psychology
  • 5205 Social and personality psychology
  • 5203 Clinical and health psychology
  • 5201 Applied and developmental psychology
  • 1701 Psychology
 

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Madhere, S., Harrell, J., & Royal, C. D. M. (2009). Social Ecology, Genomics, and African American Health: A Nonlinear Dynamical Perspective. The Journal of Black Psychology, 35(2), 154–179. https://doi.org/10.1177/0095798409333587
Madhere, Serge, Jules Harrell, and Charmaine D. M. Royal. “Social Ecology, Genomics, and African American Health: A Nonlinear Dynamical Perspective.The Journal of Black Psychology 35, no. 2 (January 2009): 154–79. https://doi.org/10.1177/0095798409333587.
Madhere S, Harrell J, Royal CDM. Social Ecology, Genomics, and African American Health: A Nonlinear Dynamical Perspective. The Journal of black psychology. 2009 Jan;35(2):154–79.
Madhere, Serge, et al. “Social Ecology, Genomics, and African American Health: A Nonlinear Dynamical Perspective.The Journal of Black Psychology, vol. 35, no. 2, Jan. 2009, pp. 154–79. Epmc, doi:10.1177/0095798409333587.
Madhere S, Harrell J, Royal CDM. Social Ecology, Genomics, and African American Health: A Nonlinear Dynamical Perspective. The Journal of black psychology. 2009 Jan;35(2):154–179.
Journal cover image

Published In

The Journal of black psychology

DOI

ISSN

0095-7984

Publication Date

January 2009

Volume

35

Issue

2

Start / End Page

154 / 179

Related Subject Headings

  • Social Psychology
  • 5205 Social and personality psychology
  • 5203 Clinical and health psychology
  • 5201 Applied and developmental psychology
  • 1701 Psychology