{"product_id":"understanding-the-nature-nurture-debate-paperback-softback-9781108958165","title":"Understanding the Nature‒Nurture Debate (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108958165","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eUnderstanding the Nature‒Nurture Debate\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePresents a clear explanation of heritability, the ongoing nature versus nurture debate and a discussion of current available evidence.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eEric Turkheimer (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108958165, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 21 November 2024\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e212 pages\u003cbr\u003e17.7 x 12.6 x 1.1 cm, 0.2 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'Eric Turkheimer predicted the daunting genetic complexity of human behavior before the Human Genome Project had even been completed, a challenge the field is still grappling with two decades later. In this cogent book, he shares an insider's perspective on the history of behavioral genetics, from analyses of twins to cutting-edge association studies of millions of genomes. Along the way, he offers insights into the universal desire to understand our own humanity and the fundamental inability of genetic variation to provide us with easy answers.' Alexander Gusev, Harvard Medical School and The Dana–Farber Cancer Institute\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThere are arguably few areas of science more fiercely contested than the question of what makes us who we are. Are we products of our environments or our genes? Is nature the governing force behind our behaviour or is it nurture? While it is now widely agreed that it is a mixture of both, discussions continue as to which is the dominant influence. This unique volume presents a clear explanation of heritability, the ongoing nature versus nurture debate and the evidence that is currently available. Starting at the beginning of the modern nature-nurture debate, with Darwin and Galton, this book describes how evolution posed a challenge to humanity by demonstrating that humans are animals, and how modern social science was necessitated when humans became an object of natural science. It clearly sets out the most common misconceptions such as the idea that heritability means that a trait is 'genetic' or that it is a justification for eugenics.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eForeword\u003cbr\u003e Preface\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e 1. Genesis: why do we care about Nature-Nurture?\u003cbr\u003e 2. The worst legacy of Francis Galton\u003cbr\u003e 3. Statistical science and the invention of heritability\u003cbr\u003e 4. Reports of Galton's death are greatly exaggerated\u003cbr\u003e 5. Thesis, antithesis, synthesis\u003cbr\u003e 6. Plomin's predictions and the human genome project\u003cbr\u003e 7. GWAS unchained, GWAS unwound\u003cbr\u003e 8. Intelligence\u003cbr\u003e 9. IQ, race and genetics\u003cbr\u003e 10. Nature-Nurture and the possibility of human science\u003cbr\u003e Summary of common misunderstandings\u003cbr\u003e References\u003cbr\u003e Figure credits\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Genetics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Genetics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Genetics%20%5Bnon-medical%5D%20%5BPSAK%5D%22\"\u003enon-medical PSAK\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52173717635352,"sku":"9781108958165","price":14.09,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781108958165i.jpg?v=1781168113","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/understanding-the-nature-nurture-debate-paperback-softback-9781108958165","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}