The genetic lottery : why DNA matters for social equality / Kathryn Paige Harden.
| Author/creator | Harden, Kathryn Paige author. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication | Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2021] |
| Copyright Date | ©2021 |
| Description | 1 online resource |
| Supplemental Content | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Part I. Taking Genetics Seriously -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Genetic Lottery -- 3. Cookbooks and College -- 4. Ancestry and Race -- 5. A Lottery of Life Chances -- 6. Random Assignment by Nature -- 7. The Mystery of How -- Part II. Taking Equality Seriously -- 8. Alternative Possible Worlds -- 9. Using Nature to Understand Nurture -- 10. Personal Responsibility -- 11. Difference without Hierarchy -- 12. Anti-Eugenic Science and Policy -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Index. |
| Abstract | "A provocative and timely case for how the science of genetics can help create a more just and equal society. In recent years, scientists like Kathryn Paige Harden have shown that DNA makes us different, in our personalities and in our health-and in ways that matter for educational and economic success in our current society. In The Genetic Lottery, Harden introduces readers to the latest genetic science, dismantling dangerous ideas about racial superiority and challenging us to grapple with what equality really means in a world where people are born different. Weaving together personal stories with scientific evidence, Harden shows why our refusal to recognize the power of DNA perpetuates the myth of meritocracy, and argues that we must acknowledge the role of genetic luck if we are ever to create a fair society.Reclaiming genetic science from the legacy of eugenics, this groundbreaking book offers a bold new vision of society where everyone thrives, regardless of how one fares in the genetic lottery"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Source of description | Description based upon online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed September 20, 2021). |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Harden, Kathryn Paige. Genetic lottery. Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2021] 9780691190808 |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2021012199 |
| ISBN | 9780691226705 electronic book |
| ISBN | 0691226709 electronic book |
| ISBN | 9780691234779 (electronic bk.) |
| ISBN | 0691234779 (electronic bk.) |
| ISBN | hardcover |
| Standard identifier# | 10.2307/j.ctv1htpf72 |
| Stock number | 9519681 IEEE |
| Stock number | 8EA834A9-260E-4B96-9533-2D7F7ACA94AB OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com |
| Stock number | 22573/ctv1ht3p7t JSTOR |