A Place at the Policy Table? Behavior Genetics and Estimates of Family Environmental Effects on IQ.

Rowe, David C.

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ERIC Number: EJ554799

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1997

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A Place at the Policy Table? Behavior Genetics and Estimates of Family Environmental Effects on IQ.

Rowe, David C.

Intelligence, v24 n1 p133-58 Jan-Feb 1997

It is argued that behavior genetics should be part of social policy deliberations because behavior genetics studies can reveal which traits are more influenced by shared environments and thus are most malleable through environmental change. This is of particular interest in the case of IQ. (SLD)

Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Behavioral Science Research, Family Environment, Genetics, Intelligence, Intelligence Quotient, Policy Formation, Public Policy

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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Note: Special issue titled "Intelligence and Social Policy."