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At the Junction of Genomic and Social Sciences: An Example of Reading Ability and Disability

Year: 2011

Type: article

Abstract: There is more and more traffic at the junction of genomic and social sciences, a complex pattern of intersecting questions, studies, and research possibilities.This busy intersection is likely to become only heavier in the near future.What does this mean for such social sciences as psychology and education?In this essay these issues are explored using the research on the genetic etiology of reading ability and disability as an illustration.

Source: Psykhe (Santiago)

DOI: 10.4067/s0718-22282011000100001

Author: Elena L Grigorenko

Institutions: Lomonosov Moscow State University, Yale University, Columbia University

Language: English

Topic: Reading and Literacy Development

Subfield: Developmental and Educational Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: diamond

Funders: National Institutes of Health, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development

Award: Learning Disabilities Translational Science Collective: Building on the Florida LDRC