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Misbehaving Science: Controversy and the Development of Behavior Genetics Hardcover - 2014
by Aaron Panofsky
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- Title Misbehaving Science: Controversy and the Development of Behavior Genetics
- Author Aaron Panofsky
- Binding Hardcover
- Pages 320
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher University of Chicago Press
- Date 2014-07
- Illustrated Yes
- ISBN 9780226058313 / 022605831X
- Weight 1.3 lbs (0.59 kg)
- Dimensions 9.1 x 6.2 x 1 in (23.11 x 15.75 x 2.54 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects Behavior genetics - Social aspects, Geneticists - Social aspects
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2013034372
- Dewey Decimal Code 576.5
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New. Behavior genetics has always been a breeding ground for controversies. From the "criminal chromosome" to the "gay gene," claims about the influence of genes like these have led to often vitriolic national debates about race, class, and inequality. Many behavior geneticists have encountered accusations of racism and have had their scientific authority and credibility questioned, ruining reputations, and threatening their access to coveted resources. In Misbehaving Science, Aaron Panofsky traces the field of behavior genetics back to its origins in the 1950s, telling the story through close looks at five major controversies. In the process, Panofsky argues that persistent, ungovernable controversy in behavior genetics is due to the broken hierarchies within the field. All authority and scientific norms are questioned, while the absence of unanimously accepted methods and theories leaves a foundationless field, where disorder is ongoing. Critics charge behavior…
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