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9780385485838

Living with Our Genes : Why They Matter More Than You Think

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  • ISBN13:

    9780385485838

  • ISBN10:

    0385485832

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 1998-03-01
  • Publisher: Doubleday

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Summary

No two people behave exactly the same. There are overeaters and undereaters, alcoholics and teetotalers, over--and underachievers. We have adventurers and armchair travelers, Don Juans and wallflowers, the timid and the bold-and every possible mixture and variation.Living With Our Genesargues that genes are the single most important factor in the wondrous variability of human behavior. In the past, studies of twins supported the assumption that inheritance plays a major role in why we feel or behave the way we do. Now, scientists are developing an impressive arsenal of research to identify the individual genes that guide human behavior. Living With Our Geneswill help readers understand their particular genetic make-up and decipher the mysteries of genetically inherited behavioral traits. Chapters are organized by various traits or characteristics so that readers can quickly turn to the issues most pressing in their lives, whether it's body weight or moodiness. Timid folks will investigate the molecular role in shyness. The flirtatious will turn to the chapter on sex. Am I angry because my dad is angry? What is it about my personality that prevents me from getting along with my coworkers? Hamer decodes the genetics of each trait, based on the very latest scientific findings, and then shows how the genes express themselves in real people. In the tradition ofListening to Prozac,this is an anecdote-filled book that attempts to explain how we arrive at the idea of self in an ever-changing scientific landscape.

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION EMOTIONAL INSTINCT The Genetic Roots of Personality 1(26)
ONE THRILLS Getting High on Life
27(27)
TWO WORRY Seeing the World Darkly
54(33)
THREE ANGER Aggression, Crime, and Violence
87(41)
FOUR ADDICTION Drinking, Smoking, and Drug Abuse
128(30)
FIVE SEX Men and Women in Love
158(43)
SIX THINKING Inheriting Intelligence
201(35)
SEVEN HUNGER Body Weight and Eating Habits
236(34)
EIGHT AGING The Biological Clock
270(25)
CONCLUSION ENGINEERING TEMPERAMENT Cloning and the Future Politics of Personality
295(22)
NOTES 317(4)
SOURCES AND FURTHER READING 321(24)
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 345(2)
INDEX 347

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