Author: Rutter, Michael
Title: Genes and Behavior : Nature-Nurture Interplay Explained
Description: Malden / Oxford, Blackwell Publishing, (2007). orig.wrappers. 23x15cm, viii,280 pp. PAPERBACK.. Minor rubbing. VG. ¶ Contents: Why is the topic of genes and behavior controversial? -- Causes and risks -- How much is nature and how much nurture? -- The heritability of different mental disorders and traits -- Environmentally mediated risks -- Patterns of inheritance -- What genes do -- Finding and understanding specific susceptibility genes -- Gene-environment interplay and causal pathways from genes to psychopathology -- What environments do to genes -- Conclusions. ["In this major new book, eminent scientist Professor Sir Michael Rutter gets behind the hype of the behavioral genetics debate to provide a balanced and authoritative overview of the genetic revolution and its implications for understanding human behavior. * Written by one of the world's leading figures in child psychology and psychiatry, Professor Sir Michael Rutter * Provides non-technical explanation of genetics to diffuse the sensational debates surrounding the topic * Sets out in layman's terms what genes do, how much is nature and how much is nurture * Argues that nature and nurture are not truly separate and gives examples of how the two interact * Looks at the implications of genetic findings for policy and practice - The book will inform public debate about the implications of the Human Genome Project and, more broadly, the field of genetic science" - publisher's description].

Keywords: Behavioral Genetics, Behavioural, Behaviour, Behavior, , , , ,