Challenging genetic determinism
Subtitle: new perspectives on the gene in its multiple environments
By: edited by Louis Maheu and Roderick A. MacDonald
Contributors: Maheu, Louis; Macdonald, Roderick A.; Royal Society of Canada. Academy II
Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Montreal; Ithaca, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 319
ISBN-13: 9780773537804; 9780773538139
Subjects: Recherche; Human genetics; Génétique humaine; Aspect moral; Congrès; Interaction génotype-environnement; Phenotype; Génétique du comportement; Research; Personnalité; Personality; Genotype-environment interaction; Phénotypes; Aspect génétique; Congresses; Behavior genetics
Description: Advances in genetic research have captured the attention of the media and the public through reports about genetically caused diseases and behaviours. However, all too often the coverage of scientists' innovations has implied that genetic factors alone are responsible for effects ranging from personality and sexual preferences to morbid obesity and intellectual disabilities. Challenging Genetic Determinism argues that hypotheses cannot be based solely on genetic factors but must take into account the context in which these factors occur.

Reviewing a century of developments in understanding the interplay of genes and environments, contributors demonstrate the importance of considering contextual influences as well as genetic factors and provide a comprehensive method for understanding recent research findings. The compelling new findings presented here highlight how personality traits, complex diseases and behaviours, and social and ethical issues, are all related to the interaction of genes and the environment. --Book Jacket.
Notes: Papers previously presented at the 2007 Fall Symposium of the Royal Society of Canada, under the auspices of the Social Sciences Academy, Academy II.

Includes bibliographical references and index.