The Heredity Hoax
Challenging Flawed Genetic Theories of Human Development
- 530 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
The Heredity Hoax
Challenging Flawed Genetic Theories of Human Development
About this book
This innovative and thought-provoking book integrates both new, authored material and reprints of existing literature that, together, provide a compelling narrative that reveals the fatally flawed science associated with genetic reductionist accounts of human behavior and development.
Through an interdisciplinary lens, it illuminates the dynamic nature of human development, empowering readers to question established notions, and embrace the complexity of our potential. Across the book, the work of top-tier scientists, from developmental, comparative, educational, and biological science illuminates theory and research converging on the conclusion that the multiple egregiously flawed work of genetic reductionists should be expunged from research pertinent to human development. The book challenges the prevailing reductionist narratives and their application to social policies, programs, and uses in media. Theoretically based and empirically rigorous, this multidisciplinary approach to human development will shine a light on the inequities in individuals or groups that suggest that specific genes do not enable them to succeed in life.
The Heredity Hoax invites graduate programs and advanced undergraduate courses on human development, human potential, epigenetics, and more to delve into the intricate interplay between genes, environment, and personal growth. This will also serve as an unimpeachable source of evidence for researchers, educators, and social policymakers.
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Table of contents
- Cover Page
- Endorsement Page
- Half-Title Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Preface
- Section I Framing the Choice: The Pseudo-Evidence and Pessimism of Genetic Reductions VS. The Evidence and Optimism Derived from Research Framed by Dynamic, Relational Development Systems-Based Concepts
- Section II Metatheory and Theory About the Nature-Nurture Coaction
- Section III The Concepts of Instinct and Critical Periods
- Section IV Evolution
- Section V Behavior Genetics: Heritability, Twin Studies, Adoption Studies, and IQ
- Section VI Sociobiology
- Section VII Epigenetics
- Section VIII Implications for Programs and Policies
- Author Index
- Subject Index