"Rats, man, and the welfare state": Comment.

Comments on the article by C.P. Richter (see record 1960-02810-001) and asserts that Richter's careful study of the effects of domestication on the Norway rat and from some casual reports of the effects of civilization on man, Richter draws some unwarranted conclusions about what is happening genetically to civilized (welfare slate) man. Eson acknowledges that while it may be true that seemingly similar physical and physiological deteriorations occur in the domesticated Norway rat and the welfare state man, we cannot assume that the causes are the same and he offers a different set of recommendations. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)