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Record Nr.

UNINA9910777865503321

Titolo

Genes, behavior, and the social environment [[electronic resource] ] : moving beyond the nature/nurture debate / / Lyla M. Hernandez and Dan G. Blazer, editors ; Committee on Assessing Interactions, Among Social, Behavioral, and Genetic Factors in Health, Board on Health Sciences Policy

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, DC, : National Academies Press, c2006

ISBN

0-309-13381-5

1-280-74236-4

9786610742363

0-309-66045-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (385 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

HernandezLyla M

BlazerDan G., II <1944-> (Dan German)

Disciplina

616/.042

Soggetti

Behavior genetics

Medical genetics

Nature and nurture

Human genetics - Research

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Front Matter""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Contents""; ""Summary""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 The Impact of Social and Cultural Environment on Health""; ""3 Genetics and Health""; ""4 Genetic, Environmental, and Personality Determinants of Health Risk Behaviors""; ""5 Sex/Gender, Race/Ethnicity, and Health""; ""6 Embedded Relationships Among Social, Behavioral, and Genetic Factors""; ""7 Animal Models""; ""8 Study Design and Analysis for Assessment of Interactions""; ""9 Infrastructure""; ""10 Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications""; ""11 Conclusion""; ""APPENDIXES""

""A Methodology: Data Collection and Analysis""""B Recommendation from the National Academy of Sciences/ National Academy of Engineering/ Institute of Medicine Report Facilitating Interdisciplinary Research""; ""C Social Environmental and Genetic Influences on Obesity



and Obesity-Promoting Behaviors: Fostering Research Integration""; ""D The Interaction of Social, Behavioral, and Genetic Factors in Sickle Cell Disease""; ""E Modern Epidemiologic Approaches to Interaction: Applications to the Study of Genetic Interactions""; ""F Acronyms""; ""G Biographical Sketches""; ""Index""