A gripping account that provides solid answers to the age–old question of nature vs. nurtureProviding scientifically grounded support for the thesis advanced in Judith Rich Harris′ controversial book The Nurture Assumption, psychologist David Cohen explains why children′s aptitudes and interests depend more on genes than parenting. Drawing on two decades of research in behavioral genetics to support this provocative perspective, Dr. Cohen puts a human face on the age–old nature vs. nurture debate. Children are not born as blank slates, he argues, and he goes on to reveal new research indicating that DNA, rather than parents, determines to a significant extent how children think, feel, and behave. This riveting book uses vivid analogies to illuminate complex genetics research, and explains why parental influence may have far less impact than is normally thought.
- A surprising account of how our personality traits and behaviors are determined more by nature than nurture
- ISBN10 0471319228
- ISBN13 9780471319221
- Publish Date 26 February 1999
- Publish Status Out of Stock
- Out of Print 18 February 2022
- Publish Country US
- Imprint John Wiley & Sons Inc
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 312
- Language English