Born Together-Reared Apart : The Landmark Minnesota Twin Study / Nancy L. Segal.
Segal, Nancy L., author.
2012
BF723.T9 S436 2012eb
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Born Together-Reared Apart : The Landmark Minnesota Twin Study / Nancy L. Segal.
Author
Segal, Nancy L., author.
ISBN
9780674065154
DOI
https://doi.org/10.4159/harvard.9780674065154
Published
Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, [2012]
Copyright
©2012
Language
English
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In English.
Description
1 online resource (416 p.) : 19 halftones, 2 graphs, 44 tables
Item Number
10.4159/harvard.9780674065154 doi
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BF723.T9 S436 2012eb
Dewey Decimal Classification
306.875
Summary
The 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.
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Contents
Introduction
CHAPTER ONE. The Jim Twins (February- March 1979)
CHAPTER TWO. 15,000 Questions × 137 Pairs
CHAPTER THREE. Early Findings (1979- 1983)
CHAPTER FOUR. Sexual Orientation, Cognition, and Medical Traits (1984- 1987)
CHAPTER FIVE. Pivotal Papers: Personality and IQ (1988 and 1990)
CHAPTER SIX. Job Satisfaction, Cardiac Characteristics, and More (1989- 1990)
CHAPTER SEVEN. Psychopathology and Religiosity (1990)
CHAPTER EIGHT. Dental Traits, Allergies, and Vocational Interests (1991- 1992)
CHAPTER NINE. Creativity, Work Values, and Evolution (1992- 1993)
CHAPTER TEN. Family Environments, Happiness, Sensation Seeking, and the MMPI (1994- 1997)
CHAPTER ELEVEN. "Larks" and "Owls," Ego Development, and Authoritarianism (1998- 2002)
CHAPTER TWELVE. Twin Relationships, Social Attitudes, and Mental Abilities (2003- 2005)
CHAPTER THIRTEEN. Sexual Development, Fluctuating Asymmetry, Body Size, and the Structure of Intelligence (2006 and Beyond)
CHAPTER FOURTEEN. Questions, Answers, and Twin Studies of the Future
APPENDIX A. Funding Sources
APPENDIX B. Glossary
Notes
Acknowledgments
Index

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