Human Genetics for the Social Sciences

Gregory Carey is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology and a Faculty Fellow in the Institute for Behavioral Genetics at the University of Colorado at Boulder. He received his Ph.D. in 1978 from the University of Minnesota, and his research within behavior genetics is well known and respected. In addition to teaching Behavior Genetics courses to both undergraduate and graduate students for well over a decade, he has offered seminars on topics such as The Bell Curve, Evolutionary Psychology, and Genetics and Psychopathology. In this book, Dr. Carey combines his own knowledge and background as a researcher and his extensive experience teaching to both undergraduates and graduates within this area.

• PrefaceLemonadeThe CellDNA & the Genetic CodeEpigenesis & Genetic RegulationMendelian Traits & BehaviorDCG: Disorders with Complex GeneticsThe New Genetics: Techniques for DNA AnalysisChromosomes & Chromosomal AnomaliesMendelMorgan & LinkageThe Association StudyIntroduction to Module 2: EvolutionThe Five Forces Behind Human EvolutionHuman EvolutionIntroduction to Evolutionary PsychologyPrinciples of Evolutionary PsychologyIntroduction to Module 3: Individual DifferencesQuantitative Genetics I: Important ConceptsQuantitative II: Estimation & TestingGenes, IQ Scores, & Social Status: I. The Phenotype of IQGenes, IQ Scores, & Social Status: II. Genetic EpidemiologyPersonalitySchizophreniaAntisocial Behavior & Violence