Genes, Behavior, and the Social Environment

Committee on Assessing Interactions Among Social, Behavioral, and Genetic Factors in Health, Lyla M. Hernandez and Dan G. Blazer, Editors

• 1 Front Matter; 2 Summary; 3 1 Introduction; 4 2 The Impact of Social and Cultural Environment on Health; 5 3 Genetics and Health; 6 4 Genetic, Environmental, and Personality Determinants of Health Risk Behaviors; 7 5 Sex/Gender, Race/Ethnicity, and Health; 8 6 Embedded Relationships Among Social, Behavioral, and Genetic Factors; 9 7 Animal Models; 10 8 Study Design and Analysis for Assessment of Interactions; 11 9 Infrastructure; 12 10 Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications; 13 11 Conclusion; 14 Appendix A Methodology: Data Collection and Analysis; 15 Appendix B Recommendation from the National Academy of Sciences Report, Facilitating Interdisciplinary Research; 16 Appendix C Social Environmental and Genetic Influences on Obesity and Obesity-Promoting Behaviors; 17 Appendix D The Interaction of Social, Behavioral, and Genetic Factors in Sickle-Cell Disease; 18 Appendix E Modern Epidemiologic Approaches to Interaction: Applications to the Study of Genetic Interactions; 19 Appendix F Acronyms; 20 Appendix G Biographical Sketches; 21 Index