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| Additional Physical Format: | Online version: Steen, R. Grant. DNA and destiny. New York : Plenum Press, c1996 (OCoLC)605171555 |
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| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
R Grant Steen |
| ISBN: | 030645260X 9780306452604 |
| OCLC Number: | 34244463 |
| Description: | vii, 295 p. ; 22 cm. |
| Contents: | Genes and human behavior -- The old nature versus nurture debate -- The dark history of eugenics -- The nature of nurture : defining environmental influences -- New tools for an old problem -- New improvements in the old tools -- The inheritance of disease : a paradigm for the inheritance of behavior? -- Intelligence -- Mental disorders -- Personality traits -- Sexual orientation -- Alcoholism and addictive behavior -- Crime and violence -- Sex, genes, and testosterone -- Biology and social responsibility. |
| Responsibility: | R. Grant Steen. |
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Abstract:
This book shows that, to understand the human condition better, we must develop a keener appreciation for the subtle interactions between nature and nurture. First, Dr. Steen confronts the dark history of eugenics, and the horrifying legacy of the Nazis. He then proceeds to illuminate the latest advances in molecular biology and behavioral genetics. He explains fascinating results that have emerged from "split-twin" experiments, in which eerie parallels were found between twins separated at birth. He clarifies how the Human Genome Project might help create a new understanding of the human condition and how it may ultimately help alleviate some of the major health and even behavioral problems facing society today.
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- Nature and nurture.
- Individual differences.
- Behavior genetics.
- Genetic psychology.
- Humans -- Behaviour -- Role of -- Genetics
- Individuality.
- Genetics, Behavioral.
- Social Environment.
- Gedragsgenetica.
- Erfelijkheid en omgeving.
- Erbe-Umwelt-Problem
- Verhalten
- Entwicklungspsychologie
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