Geoffrey MillerVerified account

Seems like a better place to start in understanding 'men's health disparities' (e.g. dying younger) is to acknowledge that sexual selection can explain why males die younger in almost all mammal species....

I would prefer a socioecological approach to health disparities, as compared to bioloigical essentialism, to identify more contributing factors.

You're creating a false dichotomy between socioecological and biological influences. Testosterone--the long-term contributor to male mortality and morbidity--does not work in a vacuum. Biology organized and moderates socioecological influences.

The socioecological model takes into account biological influences. I specifically recommended that model to account for biology.

Then why does “testosterone” appear nowhere in the guidelines? Why, out of more than 400 references, do only four mention either hormones or anything brain or “neuro”-related?

I did not write the guidelines, nor am I currently speaking for them. The reply was about identifying health disparities. You misrepresented my proposed model, and then glossed over that fact by instead offering a strawman argument in return.

If the socioecological model incorporates biological influences on mortality, then great! But the topic of this thread is the APA guidelines, which is my main target for criticism. I'm not strawmanning you; I am reverting the conversation back to the topic at hand.

Again, I didn't contribute to any portion of the guidelines. My understanding is that the authors provided evidence based feedback to criticisms about the perceived lack of biological research, and it was deemed sufficient. 90% of @APA council voted yes to approve them.