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Peer reviewedFredericks, Marcel; Odiet, Jeff A.; Miller, Steven I.; Fredericks, Janet – Education, 2004
In this research, we have demonstrated that a new subdiscipline in the field of Medical Sociology is urgently needed to integrate, interpret, and synthesize the interrelationships and implications of genetic discoveries, treatments, and prognoses upon societal behavior. That subdiscipline in our view is "Genetic Sociology."We applied the…
Descriptors: Personality Development, Personality, Sociology, Engineering
Peer reviewedHolden, Constance – Science, 1987
Reports on the findings of several studies into the genetic similarities of twins. Focuses on the relationships between personality and behavioral genetics and argues that genetic similarity seems to be a better predictor than environmental factors. Discusses psychopathology, cognitive abilities, and personality. (TW)
Descriptors: Biology, Genetics, Habit Formation, Heredity
