Mark a Rothstein

Behavioral Genetics: The Clash of Culture and Biology Mark a Rothstein

Commendation Quotes:"This book on culture and biology, written by a distinguished group of contributors, is the best introduction to behavioral genetics that I have read. The varying viewpoints about an emerging new discipline which will affect all of us are presented with such clarity that Behavioral Genetics: The Clash of Culture and Biology should appeal to the general public and serve as a basic text for college courses." -- Jay Katz, Elizabeth K. Dollard Professor Emeritus of Law, Medicine, and Psychiatry, Harvey L. Karp Professiorial Lecturer in Law and Psychoanalysis, Yale Law SchoolCommendation Quotes: This book on culture and biology, written by a distinguished group of contributors, is the best introduction to behavioral genetics that I have read. The varying viewpoints about an emerging new discipline which will affect all of us are presented with such clarity that "Behavioral Genetics: The Clash of Culture and Biology" should appeal to the general public and serve as a basic text for college courses. Review Quotes: "Throughout, the authors focus on two basic concerns: the quality of the science behind behavioral genetic claims and the need to formulate an appropriate, ethically defensible response when science turns out to be good. This book [is] a top priority for any person, lay or academic, working or studying in this complex field." -- Human Reproduction and Genetic EthicsReview Quotes: "[T]his volume is the finest currently available as an introduction to the issues that are involved in, and arise because of, the revival in behavioral genetics research." -- Robert A. Crouch, Religious Studies ReviewReview Quotes: "ÝT¨his volume is the finest currently available as an introduction to the issues that are involved in, and arise because of, the revival in behavioral genetics research." -- Robert A. Crouch, Religious Studies ReviewReview Quotes:"[T]his volume is the finest currently available as an introduction to the issues that are involved in, and arise because of, the revival in behavioral genetics research." -- Robert A. Crouch, Religious Studies ReviewReview Quotes:"Throughout, the authors focus on two basic concerns: the quality of the science behind behavioral genetic claims and the need to formulate an appropriate, ethically defensible response when science turns out to be good. This book [is] a top priority for any person, lay or academic, working or studying in this complex field." -- Human Reproduction and Genetic EthicsReview Quotes:[T]his volume is the finest currently available as an introduction to the issues that are involved in, and arise because of, the revival in behavioral genetics research.--Robert A. Crouch "Religious Studies Review "Biographical Note: Ronald A. Carson is the Harris L. Kempner Distinguished Professor in the Humanities in Medicine and director of the Institute for the Medical Humanities at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston. Mark A. Rothstein is a professor of bioethics, health, law at the University of Louisville. Table of Contents: Contents and Contributors: Foreword, Floyd E. Bloom - Preface, Ronald A. Carson and Mark A. Rothstein - Amazing Grace: Sources of Phenotype Variation in Genetic Boosterism, Allan J. Tobin - In the Mainstream: Research in Behavioral Genetics, David C. Rowe and Kristen C. Jacobson - Identifying the Molecular Genetic Basis of Behavioral Traits, Stephanie L. Sherman and Irwin D. Waldman - Complexity and Research Strategies in Behavioral Genetics, Kenneth F. Schaffner - Behavioral Genetic Determinism: Its Effect on Culture and Law, Mark A. Rothstein - Predicting and Punishing Antisocial Acts: How the Criminal Justice System Might Use Behavioral Genetics, Lori B. Andrews - Behavioral Genetics and Dismantling the Welfare State, Dorothy Nelkin - The Social Consequences of Genetic Disclosure, Troy Duster - The Fate of the Responsible Self in a Genetic Age, Ronald A. CarsonPublisher Marketing: Scientists conducting human genome research are identifying genetic disorders and traits at an accelerating rate. Genetic factors in human behavior appear particularly complex and slow to emerge, yet are raising their own set of difficult ethical, legal, and social issues. In "Behavioral Genetics: The Clash of Culture and Biology," Ronald Carson and Mark Rothstein bring together well-known experts from the fields of genetics, ethics, neuroscience, psychiatry, sociology, and law to address the cultural, legal, and biological underpinnings of behavioral genetics. The authors discuss a broad range of topics, including the ethical questions arising from gene therapy and screening, molecular research in psychiatry, and the legal ramifications and social consequences of behavioral genetic information. Throughout, they focus on two basic concerns: the quality of the science behind behavioral genetic claims and the need to formulate an appropriate, ethically defensible response when the science turns out to be good.

Contributor Bio:  Rothstein, Mark A Mark A. Rothstein is Herbert F. Boehl Chair of Law and Medicine and Director of the Institute for Bioethics, Health Policy, and Law in the School of Medicine at the University of Louisville. Contributor Bio:  Carson, Ronald A Ronald A. Carson is Professor Emeritus at the Institute for the Medical Humanities, University of Texas Medical Branch. He has received fellowships from the Institute on Human Values in Medicine, the Council for Philosophical Studies, and the National Endowment for the Humanities. He is an elected Fellow of the Hastings Center, a former president of the Society for Health and Human Values, and a recipient of that society's annual award. He has written many articles, chapters, and book reviews. He is co-editor of four books, including Practicing the Medical Humanities: Engaging Physicians and Patients (2003). Contributor Bio:  Bloom, Floyd E Floyd E. Bloom, MD, is chairman emeritus of the Department of Neuropharmacology at the Scripps Research Institute, past president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and former editor-in-chief of "Science," He is also the author of twenty-five books.