Explore: Causes And Theories

and Bruce G. Link developed the theory of fundamental causes. This theory seeks to outline why the association between socioeconomic status (SES) and

can have multiple causes, which are also said to be causal factors for it, and all lie in its past. An effect can in turn be a cause of, or causal factor

Contagion and Contagious Diseases), a set of three books covering the nature of contagious diseases, categorization of major pathogens, and theories on preventing

scientific theories as deductive theories—that a theory's content is based on some formal system of logic and on basic axioms. In a deductive theory, any sentence

is a list of notable conspiracy theories. Many conspiracy theories relate to supposed clandestine government plans and elaborate murder plots. They usually

historians. As such conspiracy theories are identified as lay theories. Conspiracy theories tend to be internally consistent and correlate with each other;

Sociobiological theories of rape explore how evolutionary adaptation influences the psychology of rapists. Such theories are highly controversial, as traditional

associated with cervical, oral, and esophageal cancer. Tobacco smoking is associated with many forms of cancer, and causes 80% of lung cancer. Decades of

GMO conspiracy theories are conspiracy theories related to the production and sale of genetically modified crops and genetically modified food (also referred

investigations and independent reviews have rejected these theories. Proponents of these theories assert that there are inconsistencies in the commonly accepted