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Twins and what they tell us about Human Behavior
Plume
April 2000
416 pages
ISBN: 0452280575
Trade Size (reprint)
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Non-Fiction
Twins are nature's living laboratories. Through them we are
able to uncover new information concerning the genetic and
environmental factors affecting who we are. Studies using
identical and fraternal twins hold the keys to understanding
our intellectual abilities, personality traits, social
attitudes, and behavior. In Entwined Lives, Dr. Nancy Segal
brings together cutting-edge information with illustrative
case histories of twins and their families. In addition to
the fascinating stories of identical twins reared apart and
reunited as adults, Dr. Segal provides insights into the
unusual language patterns of twins, how twin studies affect
legal decisions, the role of fertility treatments in twin
and "twinlike" conceptions, and more. This groundbreaking
book explores the ways in which twins enhance our knowledge
of human behavioral and physical development, while shedding
new light on the nature/nurture debate and on the burgeoning
field of evolutionary psychology.
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