This is the second volume of a two volume work on biosocial approaches to social stratification and human inequality. The contributors explore topics that environmentalists shun, and discuss how the effect of biological variables on social stratification may have evolutionary consequences.

Foreword by Robert D. Retherford Preface to Volume 2 by Lee Ellis Male Economic Status and Gender Differences in Mate Selection Preferences: Evolutionary versus Sociocultural Explanations by Michael W. Wiederman and Elizabeth Rice Allgeier Gender Differences in Response to Political Leaders by Roger D. Masters and Stephen J. Carlotti, Jr. A Neurohormonal Model of Social Stratification among Humans: A Microsocial Perspective by Allan Mazur Social Stratification, Testosterone, and Male Sexuality by Theodore D. Kemper Parental Dominance/Social Status, Hormone Levels, and Sex Ratios of Offspring by William H. James Neurotransmitters and Social Status by Gary L. Brammer, Michael J. Raleigh, and Michael McGuire The High and the Mighty among Man and Beast: How Universal Is the Relationship between Height (or Body Size) and Social Status? by Lee Ellis Social Dominance and Health in Nonhuman Mammals: A Case Study in Guinea Pigs by Norbert Sachser Social Status and Health in Humans: The Nature of the Relationship and Its Possible Causes by Lee Ellis Relationships between Height, Health, and Social Status (Plus Birth Weight, Mental Health, Intelligence, Brain Size, and Fertility): A Broad Theoretical Integration by Lee Ellis Epilogue by Lee Ellis