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04042aam a2200493 i 4500 001 2EEEC2A219C611E7BD0085CCDAD10320 003 SILO 005 20170405010226 008 161027t20172017njua 001 0 eng c 010 $a 2016036571 020 $a 0691164746 020 $a 9780691164748 035 $a (OCoLC)948560968 040 $a PUL $b eng $e rda $c PUL $d BTCTA $d YDXCP $d BDX $d IEB $d FM0 $d DLC $d CZA $d CHVBK $d OCLCO $d SILO 042 $a pcc 050 00 $a QH438.7 $b .C656 2017 082 00 $a 576.5 $2 23 084 $a SOC057000 $a SCI029000 $a SOC057000 $2 bisacsh 100 1 $a Conley, Dalton, $d 1969- $e author. 245 14 $a The genome factor : $b what the social genomics revolution reveals about ourselves, our history, and the future / $c Dalton Conley and Jason Fletcher. 264 1 $a Princeton : $b Princeton University Press, $c [2017] 300 $a x, 282 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 25 cm 500 $a Includes index. 520 $a " For a century, social scientists have avoided genetics like the plague. But 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 latest astonishing discoveries being made at the scientific frontier where genomics and the social sciences intersect. The Genome Factor reveals 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 instead of giving rise to a genotocracy, genes often act as engines of mobility that counter social disadvantage. An increasing number of us are marrying partners with similar education levels as ourselves, but genetically speaking, humans are mixing it up more than ever before with respect to mating and reproduction. These are just a few of the many findings presented in this illuminating and entertaining book, which also tackles controversial topics such as genetically personalized education and the future of reproduction in a world where more and more of us are taking advantage of cheap genotyping services like 23andMe to find out what our genes may hold in store for ourselves and our children. 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. "-- $c Provided by publisher. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-275) and index. 505 0 $a Molecular me: welcome to the coming social genomics revolution -- The durability of heritability: genes and inequality -- If heritability is so high, why can't we find it? -- Genetic sorting and cavorting in American society -- Is race genetics?: a new take on the most fraught, distracting, and nonsensical question n the world -- The wealth of nations: something in our genes? -- The environment strikes back: the promise and perils of personalized policy -- Whither genotocracy? -- Genotocracy rising, 2117. 650 0 $a Genomics $x Social aspects. 650 0 $a Heredity, Human $x Social aspects. 650 0 $a Equality. 650 7 $a SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Genetics & Genomics. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a SOCIAL SCIENCE / Disease & Health Issues. $2 bisacsh 650 4 $a SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General. 650 4 $a SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Genetics & Genomics. 650 4 $a SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Disease & Health Issues. 650 7 $a Vererbung $2 gnd 650 7 $a Genetik $2 gnd 650 7 $a Gesellschaft $2 gnd 700 1 $a Fletcher, Jason, $e author. 941 $a 2 952 $l BOPG851 $d 20181006103306.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20170405035848.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=2EEEC2A219C611E7BD0085CCDAD10320 994 $a 92 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search