TWINS
And What They Tell Us About Who We Are
Lawrence Wright
John Wiley & Sons, 1999
LEARNING OBJECTIVES - This course was designed to allow the reader to:
• Gain an understanding with the elements of behavior genetics, especially the results of twin studies
• Learn about studies of identical and fraternal twins who were reared apart
• Understand how their unusual situation challenges our concepts of individuality
• Learn about the chimera phenomenon
• Learn about the controversy of nature versus nurture
• Gain an understanding of the issue of heritability of criminal behavior
Lawrence Wright is an award-winning staff writer for THE NEW YORKER. He is also the author of REMEMBERING SATAN, SAINTS, AND SINNERS and IN THE NEW WORLD.
6 CE credits; 202 pages
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