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Behavior genetics has always been a breeding ground for controversies. From the criminal chromosome to the gay gene, claims about the influence of genes like these have led to often vitriolic national debates about race, class, and inequality. The author traces the field of behavior genetics back to its origins in the 1950s.

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"Panofsky's book is the best empirical and conceptual extension to date of Bourdieu's perspectives on the sociology of science. This history of the fascinating understory of behavioral genetics will revive studies of scientific specialities by opening up new and fruitful questions." (Thomas F. Gieryn, Indiana University)"

Misbehaving Science

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      Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
      Publication Date: 07/07/2014
      ISBN13: 9780226058450, 978-0226058450
      ISBN10: 022605845X
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      Book Synopsis
      Behavior genetics has always been a breeding ground for controversies. From the criminal chromosome to the gay gene, claims about the influence of genes like these have led to often vitriolic national debates about race, class, and inequality. The author traces the field of behavior genetics back to its origins in the 1950s.

      Trade Review
      "Panofsky's book is the best empirical and conceptual extension to date of Bourdieu's perspectives on the sociology of science. This history of the fascinating understory of behavioral genetics will revive studies of scientific specialities by opening up new and fruitful questions." (Thomas F. Gieryn, Indiana University)"

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