You might also like

More about Behavioral Genetics

• Book details
• Synopsis
• Trending among others

You get 91 loyalty points

Book synopsis

Scientists conducting human genome research are identifying genetic disorders and traits at an accelerating rate. Genetic factors in human behavior appear particularly complex and slow to emerge, yet are raising their own set of difficult ethical, legal, and social issues. In Behavioral Genetics: The Clash of Culture and Biology, Ronald Carson and Mark Rothstein bring together well-known experts from the fields of genetics, ethics, neuroscience, psychiatry, sociology, and law to address the cultural, legal, and biological underpinnings of behavioral genetics. The authors discuss a broad range of topics, including the ethical questions arising from gene therapy and screening, molecular research in psychiatry, and the legal ramifications and social consequences of behavioral genetic information. Throughout, they focus on two basic concerns: the quality of the science behind behavioral genetic claims and the need to formulate an appropriate, ethically defensible response when the science turns out to be good.

Book details

Book category Books in English Mathematics & science Biology, life sciences Life sciences: general issues

• Full title: Behavioral Genetics
• Subtitle: The Clash of Culture and Biology
• Author: Ronald A. Carson
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 224
• EAN: 9780801872303
• ISBN: 0801872308
• ID: 04709274
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Weight: 318 g
• Dimensions: 229 × 152 × 14 mm
• Date of publishing: 26. August 2002

Trending among others

---

---

---