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Understanding the Nature/nurture Debate

Understanding the Nature/nurture Debate - Understanding Life

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Publisher's Synopsis

There are arguably few areas of science more fiercely contested than the question of what makes us who we are. Are we products of our environments or our genes? Is nature the governing force behind our behaviour or is it nurture? While it is now widely agreed that it is a mixture of both, discussions continue as to which is the dominant influence. This unique volume presents a clear explanation of heritability, the ongoing nature versus nurture debate and the evidence that is currently available. Starting at the beginning of the modern nature-nurture debate, with Darwin and Galton, this book describes how evolution posed a challenge to humanity by demonstrating that humans are animals, and how modern social science was necessitated when humans became an object of natural science. It clearly sets out the most common misconceptions such as the idea that heritability means that a trait is 'genetic' or that it is a justification for eugenics.

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Cambridge University Press dates from 1534 and is part of the University of Cambridge. We further the University's mission by disseminating knowledge in the pursuit of education, learning and research at the highest international levels of excellence.

Book information

ISBN: 9781108958165
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 155.7
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: 150
Weight: 204g
Height: 177mm
Width: 127mm
Spine width: 15mm