Wrestling with behavioral genetics : science, ethics, and public conversation
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Wrestling with behavioral genetics : science, ethics, and public conversation
Johns Hopkins University Press, 2006
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Contents of Works
- Behavior : its nature and nurture, part 1 / Kenneth F. Schaffner
- Behavior : its nature and nurture, part 2 / Kenneth F. Schaffner
- Whither human behavioral genetics? / Jonathan Beckwith
- Mobiles : a gloomy view of research into complex human traits / Eric Turkheimer
- Using genetics to understand human behavior : promises and risks / Steven E. Hyman
- Social construction and medicalization : behavioral genetics in context / Nancy Press
- Behavioral genetics and explanations of the link between crime, violence, and race / Troy Duster
- Impulsivity, responsibility, and criminal law / Harold Edgar
- Behavioral genetics and equality / Dan W. Brock
- Behavioral genetics and moral responsibility / Gregory E. Kaebnick
- Normality and the significance of difference / Robert Wachbroit
- Creating public conversation about behavioral genetics / Leonard Fleck
- Laypeople and behavioral genetics / Celeste Condit, Roxanne Parrott, and Tina Harris
- Behavioral genetics and the media / Rick Weiss
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Description
Hardly a month goes by without a media report proclaiming that researchers have discovered the gene for some complex human behavior or trait - intelligence, dyslexia, shyness, homosexuality. The practical implications of genetic research can bring great good - relieving parents of self-blame for a child's schizophrenia or autism and possibly treating genetic diseases in the future. Other findings - or pernicious interpretations of them - can cause great harm, for example, by establishing flawed connections between genetics, race, and educational attainment. "Wrestling with Behavioral Genetics" brings together an interdisciplinary group of contributors - human geneticists, humanists, social scientists, lawyers, and journalists - to discuss the ethical and social implications of behavioral genetics research. The essays give readers the necessary tools to critically analyze the findings of behavioral geneticists, explore competing interpretations of the ethical and social implications of those findings, and engage in a productive public conversation about them.
This volume provides an accessible introduction to a fascinating and controversial science and the societal and individual implications of its continuing development.
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Description
Hardly a month goes by without a media report proclaiming that researchers have discovered the gene for some complex human behavior or trait-intelligence, dyslexia, shyness, homosexuality. The practical implications of genetic research can bring great good-relieving parents of self-blame for a child's schizophrenia or autism and possibly treating genetic diseases in the future. Other findings-or pernicious interpretations of them-can cause great harm, for example, by establishing flawed connections between genetics, race, and educational attainment. Wrestling with Behavioral Genetics brings together an interdisciplinary group of contributors-human geneticists, humanists, social scientists, lawyers, and journalists-to discuss the ethical and social implications of behavioral genetics research. The essays give readers the necessary tools to critically analyze the findings of behavioral geneticists, explore competing interpretations of the ethical and social implications of those findings, and engage in a productive public conversation about them.
This volume provides an accessible introduction to a fascinating and controversial science and the societal and individual implications of its continuing development.
Table of Contents
List of Contributors
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part I: Basic Scientific Concepts and Debates
Chapter 1. Behavior: Its Nature and Nurture, Part 1
Chapter 2. Behavior: Its Nature and Nurture, Part 2
Chapter 3. Whither Human Behavioral Genetics?
Chapter 4. Mobiles: A Gloomy View of Research into Complex Human Traits
Chapter 5. Using Genetics to Understand Human Behavior: Promises and Risks
Part II: Basic Ethical and Social Concepts and Problems
Chapter 6. Social Construction and Medicalization: Behavioral Genetics in Context
Chapter 7. Behavioral Genetics and Explanations of the Link Between Crime, Violence, and Race
Chapter 8. Impulsivity, Responsibility, and Criminal Law
Chapter 9. Behavioral Genetics and Equality
Chapter 10. Behavioral Genetics and Moral Responsibility
Chapter 11. Behavioral Genetics and Moral Responsibility
Part III: Promoting Public Conversation about Behavioral Genetics
Chapter 12. Creating Public Conversation about Behavioral Genetics
Chapter 13. Laypeople and Behavioral Genetics
Chapter 14. Behavioral Genetics and the Media
Index
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