Recent years have seen the birth of sociogenomics via the infusion of molecular genetic
data. We chronicle the history of genetics, focusing particularly on post-2005 genome-wide …

The social sciences have been reticent to integrate a biodemographic approach to the study
of fertility choice and behaviour, resulting in theories and findings that are largely socially-…

The genetic architecture of human reproductive behavior—age at first birth (AFB) and number
of children ever born (NEB)—has a strong relationship with fitness, human development, …

Age at first sexual intercourse and age at first birth have implications for health and
evolutionary fitness. In this genome-wide association study (age at first sexual intercourse, N = …

Meta-analyses of genome-wide association studies, which dominate genetic discovery, are
based on data from diverse historical time periods and populations. Genetic scores derived …

… Stulp G, Barrett L, Tropf FC, Mills M. Does natural selection favour taller stature among the
tallest people on earth? Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B: Biological Science. …

The Dutch are the tallest people on earth. Over the last 200 years, they have grown 20 cm in
height: a rapid rate of increase that points to environmental causes. This secular trend in …

… , University of Essex, United Kingdom Felix Tropf, École Nationale de la Statistique et de
L’… Courtiol, FC Tropf, and MC Mills, When genes and environment disagree: Making sense of …

As an indicator of educational opportunity, social scientists have studied intergenerational
mobility—the degree to which children’s attainment depends on that of their parents—and …

A large body of literature has demonstrated a positive relationship between education and
age at first birth. However, this relationship may be partly spurious because of family …