DNA Is Not Destiny, 9780393355802
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Genes influence, but culture and experience truly shape who you are.

DNA Is Not Destiny

the remarkable, completely misunderstood relationship between you and your genes

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  • Paperback

    352 pages

  • Release Date

    21 September 2018

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Summary

DNA Is Not Destiny: Unraveling the Myths of Genetic Control

Scientists predict that by 2025, a staggering one billion individuals will have undergone genome sequencing. However, cultural psychologist Steven J. Heine contends that our quest to understand ourselves and our origins through DNA analysis is fraught with the potential for misinterpretation. Heine’s groundbreaking insights into the capabilities and boundaries of genetic engineering and DNA testing challenge established bel…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780393355802
ISBN-10:0393355802
Author:Steven J. Heine
Publisher:WW Norton & Co
Imprint:WW Norton & Co
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:352
Release Date:21 September 2018
Weight:275g
Dimensions:211mm x 140mm x 23mm
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Critics Review

“This brilliant, invaluable book sets straight crucial matters of heredity and environment and their interaction–and does so in lively and lucid prose.”

An accessible contribution to what the author calls ‘genetic literacy’ and a satisfyingly hard-edged work of popular science.– “Kirkus Reviews”Steven Heine is one of the leading cultural psychologists in the world…. a trustworthy guide through the moral minefield of genetic differences.–Jonathan Haidt, author of The Righteous MindThis brilliant, invaluable book sets straight crucial matters of heredity and environment and their interaction–and does so in lively and lucid prose.–Richard Nisbett, author of Mindware

About The Author

Steven J. Heine

Steven J. Heine is Distinguished University Scholar and Professor of Social and Cultural Psychology at the University of British Columbia and author of Cultural Psychology, the top-selling textbook in the field. He lives in Vancouver, Canada.

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