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Born that way : genes, behavior, personality
- Title
- Born that way : genes, behavior, personality / William Wright.
- Author
- Wright, William, 1930-2016.
- Publication
- New York : Knopf, 1998.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Text | Request in advance | QH431 .W785 1998 | Off-site |
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- Description
- xiii, 303 pages; 25 cm
- Summary
- In Born That Way, William Wright takes us on a fascinating, comprehensive journey into the new world of genetic research and molecular biology to show us the work that has been done during the last half century: how the remarkable findings about gene behavior are overturning existing theories and demolishing assumptions upon which fifty years of psychological thought had been based.
- He writes not only about twin and adoption studies that measure and compare individuals to establish a genetic influence, but about the corroborating research in molecular biology that underlines the links between genes and personality.
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 279-293) and index.
- Contents
- 1. The Chemistry of Self -- 2. Birth of a Study -- 3. Desperately Seeking Twins -- 4. Cosmic Secrets of Twins -- 5. Minnesota's Triumphs -- 6. Two Dogs Named Toy -- 7. More Weirdness -- 8. Other Behavioral Genetics Studies -- 9. Stars of the New Field -- 10. The Other End - Searching the DNA -- 11. Moving Right Along the Double Helix -- 12. The Ups and Downs of Human Nature -- 13. Short and Happy Life of the Tabula Rasa -- 14. Surviving the Jensen Furor -- 15. Oh So Political Science -- 16. Scientists in Denial -- 17. Violent Crime in the Maryland Woods -- 18. Conclusions.
- ISBN
- 0679430288
- LCCN
- 98006141
- OCLC
- ocm38549839
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries