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Jay Joseph's timely, challenging book provides a much-needed rebuttal of the evidence cited in support of genetic theories in psychiatry and psychology, which are based mainly on twin and adoption studies. He shows that, far from establishing the importance of genes, psychiatric genetic and behavior genetic research on twins and adoptees has been plagued by researcher bias, unsound methodology, and a reliance on erroneous theoretical assumptions. Furthermore, he discusses how this faulty research has been used to support the interests of those attempting to bolster conservative social and political agendas. Under the Microscope Dr. Jay Joseph provocatively challenges current genetic theories and the evidence cited to support them - in particular, genes' alleged role in criminal behavior, IQ, heritability and molecular genetic research - and maintains they are all part of the "Gene Illusion."
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Bobby Williams
reviewed Gene Illusion: Genetic Research in Psychiatry and Psychology under the Microscope on June 09, 2017
Gene Illusion
This book merges the fields of personality and developemental psychology (adult development / gerontology) and its main premise is that personality as assessed by Five Factor Theory is stable in adulthood. The major portion and energy of authors is spend in defending this position and alongside one gets a rich overview of methodological issues in measuring personality, not only traits but also other approaches like projective tests and interviews.
We now know that this simplistic interpenetration that personality is stable is not correct and picture is more nuanced with some traits showing predictable trajectory over the lifespan.
I found the last few chapters much more useful - the rest seemed polemic- defending ones turf of trait based FFT. This could have been a better book, if the authors had exercise more openness to experience and were not dismissive of other approaches.
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