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Genes, Behavior, and the Social Environment - Moving Beyond the Nature/Nurture Debate (Paperback, New)
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Genes, Behavior, and the Social Environment - Moving Beyond the Nature/Nurture Debate (Paperback, New)
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Over the past century, we have made great strides in reducing rates
of disease and enhancing people's general health. Public health
measures such as sanitation, improved hygiene, and vaccines;
reduced hazards in the workplace; new drugs and clinical
procedures; and, more recently, a growing understanding of the
human genome have each played a role in extending the duration and
raising the quality of human life. But research conducted over the
past few decades shows us that this progress, much of which was
based on investigating one causative factor at a
time—often, through a single discipline or by a narrow
range of practitioners—can only go so far. Genes,
Behavior, and the Social Environment examines a number of
well-described gene-environment interactions, reviews the state of
the science in researching such interactions, and recommends
priorities not only for research itself but also for its workforce,
resource, and infrastructural needs. Table of Contents Front Matter
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 Appendix A Methodology: Data Collection
and Analysis Appendix B Recommendation from the National Academy of
Sciences Report, Facilitating Interdisciplinary Research Appendix C
Social Environmental and Genetic Influences on Obesity and
Obesity-Promoting Behaviors Appendix D The Interaction of Social,
Behavioral, and Genetic Factors in Sickle-Cell Disease Appendix E
Modern Epidemiologic Approaches to Interaction: Applications to the
Study of Genetic Interactions Appendix F Acronyms Appendix G
Biographical Sketches Index
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