{"product_id":"genes-and-behavior-9781405110617","title":"Genes and Behavior","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 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. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eWritten by one of the world''s leading figures in child psychology and psychiatry, Professor Sir Michael Rutter\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides non-technical explanation of genetics to diffuse the sensational debates surrounding the topic\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSets out in layman''s terms what genes do, how much is nature and how much is nurture\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eArgues that nature and nurture are not truly separate and gives examples of how the two interact\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eLooks at the implications of genetic findings for policy and practice\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe book will inform public debate about the implications of the Human Genome Project and, more broadly, the field of genetic science\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"By carefully considering basic principles and illustrating them with cutting-edge examples, Rutter has written an excellent introduction to behavioral genetics.\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Quarterly Review of Biology\u003c\/i\u003e, March 2009)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"When I came to read this book I anticipated the critical integration of evidence by one of the most resourceful scientists of our era. I was not let down.\" (\u003ci\u003eJournal of Children's Services\u003c\/i\u003e, December 2007)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"The question of how genes and the environment interact should be an area of interest to all social and physical science; it should not remain solely the domain of geneticists. For anyone interested in developing a greater understanding of the mechanics of this interaction, this book would make an excellent choice.\" (\u003ci\u003eYoung Minds Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, July 2006)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Michael Rutter, the United Kingdom's gift to world psychiatric excellence deals with this issue head-on in an amazingly readable and highly accurate book about genes and behaviour.... This book is a gem.\" (\u003ci\u003ePsychological Medicine\u003c\/i\u003e, 2006)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"If you want an inspiring contribution to the debate in this highly topical area or research and also want to learn about the most up-to-date approaches to genetic research, then this is the book to choose.\" (\u003ci\u003eNature\u003c\/i\u003e, 2006)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Rutter offers a highly critical and extremely clear and well-written review of the current state of the nature\/nurture argument as it relates to human behaviour and psychiatric illness.... It is written in a way that should be easily accessible to the general reader as well as to the specialist. And, since its subject matter affects all of us, it should be read widely.\" (\u003ci\u003eTimes Higher Education Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"The author deftly deals with the extreme arguments of genetic and environmental evangelists. It is a lucid, balanced tour de force. \u003cb\u003eHighly recommended\u003c\/b\u003e.\" (\u003ci\u003eJournal of Clinical Psychiatry\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface. \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1: Why is the topic of genes and behavior controversial?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2: Concepts of behavior and of mental disorder.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3: Environmentally mediated risks.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4: Patterns of inheritance.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5: How much is nature and how much nurture?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 6: The heritability of different mental disorders and traitsChapter 7: Finding and understanding specific susceptibility genes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 8: What genes do.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 9: Nature-nurture interplay and causal pathways from genes to psychopathology.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 10: What environments do to genes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 11: Conclusions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eComplete reference list.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48885512044887,"sku":"9781405110617","price":27.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781405110617.jpg?v=1722536729","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/genes-and-behavior-9781405110617","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}