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The Genome Factor - by Dalton Conley & Jason Fletcher (Paperback)

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  • How genomics is revolutionizing the social sciences For a century, social scientists have avoided genetics like the plague.
  • About the Author: Dalton Conley is the Henry Putnam University Professor of Sociology at Princeton University.
  • 294 Pages
  • Social Science, Sociology

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How genomics is revolutionizing the social sciences

For a century, social scientists have avoided genetics like the plague. But the nature-nurture wars are over. In the past decade, a small but intrepid group of economists, political scientists, and sociologists have harnessed the genomics revolution to paint a more complete picture of human social life than ever before. The Genome Factor describes the astonishing discoveries being made at the scientific frontier where genomics and the social sciences intersect. Dalton Conley and Jason Fletcher reveal that there are real genetic differences by racial ancestry--but ones that don't conform to what we call black, white, or Latino. Genes explain a significant share of who gets ahead in society and who does not, but can also act as engines of mobility that counter social disadvantage. The Genome Factor shows how genomics is transforming the social sciences--and how social scientists are integrating both nature and nurture into a unified, comprehensive understanding of human behavior at both the individual and society-wide levels.



Review Quotes




"Co-Winner of the 2018 Best Book Award, Evolution, Biology, and Society Section, American Sociological Association"

"Winner of the 2018 Otis Dudley Duncan Award, Section on Population of the American Sociological Association"



About the Author



Dalton Conley is the Henry Putnam University Professor of Sociology at Princeton University. Jason Fletcher is Professor of Public Affairs, Sociology, Agricultural and Applied Economics, and Population Health Sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Dimensions (Overall): 8.9 Inches (H) x 5.7 Inches (W) x .8 Inches (D)
Weight: .9 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Sub-Genre: Sociology
Genre: Social Science
Number of Pages: 294
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Theme: General
Format: Paperback
Author: Dalton Conley & Jason Fletcher
Language: English
Street Date: November 13, 2018
TCIN: 1002821450
UPC: 9780691183169
Item Number (DPCI): 247-40-9957
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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