Making Sense of Heritability
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- Author: Neven Sesardic, Lingnan University, Hong Kong
- Date Published: October 2011
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- isbn: 9780521173339
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Neven Sesardic defends the view that it is both possible and useful to measure the separate contributions of heredity and environment to the explanation of human psychological differences. He critically examines the view--very widely accepted by scientists, social scientists and philosophers of science--that heritability estimates have no causal implications and are devoid of any interest and subjects the arguments to close philosophical scrutiny. His conclusion is that anti-heritability arguments are based on conceptual confusions and misunderstandings of behavioral genetics.
Read more- A controversial study of the relationship between heritability, race and IQ
- Challenges the widespread views of scientists and philosophers of science
- An accessible, jargon-free examination of heritability
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"This si an intelligent book that addresses one of the most controversial and emotional debates that has occurred in psychology over the last half of the 20th century." - David A. Mrazek, PsycCritiques
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- Date Published: October 2011
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521173339
- length: 282 pages
- dimensions: 229 x 152 x 16 mm
- weight: 0.42kg
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
Introduction
1. The nature-nurture debate: a premature burial?
2. A tangle of interactions: separating genetic and environmental influences
3. Lost in correlations? Direct and indirect genetic causes
4. From individuals to groups: genetics and race
5. Genes and malleability
6. Science and sensitivity
7. Conclusions.
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