Presenting behavioural genetics: spin, ideology, and our narrative interests

A short review is given of the Nuffield Council’s report on behavioural genetics. This review is used as an entry point to a discussion of the factors that influence the presentation of behavioural genetics in the media and in the popular scientific press. It is argued that our interest in formulati...

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Главный автор: Manson, N. C. (Автор)
Формат: Электронный ресурс Статья
Язык:Английский
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Опубликовано: 2004
В: Journal of medical ethics
Год: 2004, Том: 30, Выпуск: 6, Страницы: 601-604
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Итог:A short review is given of the Nuffield Council’s report on behavioural genetics. This review is used as an entry point to a discussion of the factors that influence the presentation of behavioural genetics in the media and in the popular scientific press. It is argued that our interest in formulating narrative explanations of our individual lives puts pressure on publishers and editors to present behavioural genetics in a selective, misleading, way. Some other influences on presentation are discussed and it is suggested that the Nuffield report is particularly useful in so far as it lacks these distorting influences.
ISSN:1473-4257
Второстепенные работы:Enthalten in: Journal of medical ethics
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1136/jme.2003.002196