LEADER 04633nam 2200649Ia 450 001 9910452898403321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-674-07014-3 010 $a0-674-05546-2 024 7 $a10.4159/harvard.9780674065154 035 $a(CKB)2550000000104649 035 $a(EBL)3301114 035 $a(OCoLC)798902950 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000687491 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11453569 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000687491 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10757229 035 $a(PQKB)10179882 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3301114 035 $a(DE-B1597)178185 035 $a(OCoLC)979904502 035 $a(OCoLC)984641767 035 $a(OCoLC)987932050 035 $a(OCoLC)992471777 035 $a(OCoLC)999371728 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780674065154 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3301114 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10576471 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000104649 100 $a20111006d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aBorn together--reared apart$b[electronic resource] $ethe landmark Minnesota twin study /$fNancy L. Segal 210 $aCambridge, Mass. $cHarvard University Press$d2012 215 $a1 online resource (416 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-674-06515-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $t Frontmatter -- $tContents -- $tIntroduction -- $tCHAPTER ONE. The Jim Twins (February- March 1979) -- $tCHAPTER TWO. 15,000 Questions × 137 Pairs -- $tCHAPTER THREE. Early Findings (1979- 1983) -- $tCHAPTER FOUR. Sexual Orientation, Cognition, and Medical Traits (1984- 1987) -- $tCHAPTER FIVE. Pivotal Papers: Personality and IQ (1988 and 1990) -- $tCHAPTER SIX. Job Satisfaction, Cardiac Characteristics, and More (1989- 1990) -- $tCHAPTER SEVEN. Psychopathology and Religiosity (1990) -- $tCHAPTER EIGHT. Dental Traits, Allergies, and Vocational Interests (1991- 1992) -- $tCHAPTER NINE. Creativity, Work Values, and Evolution (1992- 1993) -- $tCHAPTER TEN. Family Environments, Happiness, Sensation Seeking, and the MMPI (1994- 1997) -- $tCHAPTER ELEVEN. "Larks" and "Owls," Ego Development, and Authoritarianism (1998- 2002) -- $tCHAPTER TWELVE. Twin Relationships, Social Attitudes, and Mental Abilities (2003- 2005) -- $tCHAPTER THIRTEEN. Sexual Development, Fluctuating Asymmetry, Body Size, and the Structure of Intelligence (2006 and Beyond) -- $tCHAPTER FOURTEEN. Questions, Answers, and Twin Studies of the Future -- $tAPPENDIX A. Funding Sources -- $tAPPENDIX B. Glossary -- $tNotes -- $tAcknowledgments -- $tIndex 330 $aThe identical "Jim twins" were raised in separate families and met for the first time at age thirty-nine, only to discover that they both suffered tension headaches, bit their fingernails, smoked Salems, enjoyed woodworking, and vacationed on the same Florida beach. This example of the potential power of genetics captured widespread media attention in 1979 and inspired the Minnesota Study of Twins Reared Apart. This landmark investigation into the nature-nurture debate shook the scientific community by demonstrating, across a number of traits, that twins reared separately are as alike as those raised together. As a postdoctoral fellow and then as assistant director of the Minnesota Study, Nancy L. Segal provides an eagerly anticipated overview of its scientific contributions and their effect on public consciousness. The study's evidence of genetic influence on individual differences in traits such as personality (50%) and intelligence (70%) overturned conventional ideas about parenting and teaching. Treating children differently and nurturing their inherent talents suddenly seemed to be a fairer approach than treating them all the same. Findings of genetic influence on physiological characteristics such as cardiac and immunologic function have led to more targeted approaches to disease prevention and treatment. And indications of a stronger genetic influence on male than female homosexuality have furthered debate regarding sexual orientation. 606 $aTwins$xPsychology$xResearch 606 $aNature and nurture$xResearch 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aTwins$xPsychology$xResearch. 615 0$aNature and nurture$xResearch. 676 $a306.875 700 $aSegal$b Nancy L.$f1951-$01056255 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910452898403321 996 $aBorn together--reared apart$92490488 997 $aUNINA