Socio-Genomic Research Using Genome-Wide Molecular Data

Dados Bibliográficos

ID2295879
AutoresD Conley (0000-0002-5174-7222, Princeton University)
Ano2016
Volume42
Fascículo1
Páginas275-299
Data de publicação2016-07-30
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoAnnual Review of Sociology (BOOK_SERIES)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0360-0572 • E-ISSN: 1545-2115
EditoraAnnual Reviews (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1146/annurev-soc-081715-074316
OpenAlexW2397339681
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas36
Referências citadas74

Recent advances in molecular genetics have provided social scientists with new tools with which to explore human behavior. By deploying genomic analysis, we can now explore long-term patterns of human migration and mating, explore the biological aspects of important sociological outcomes such as educational attainment, and, most importantly, model gene-by-environment interaction effects. The intuition motivating much socio-genomic research is that to have a more complete understanding of social life, scholars must take into consideration both nature and nurture as well as their interplay. Most promising is gene-by-environment research that deploys polygenic measures of genotype as a prism through which to refract and detect heterogenous treatment effects of plausibly exogenous environmental influences. This article reviews much recent work in this vein and argues for a broader integration of genomic data into social inquiry

Biology · Cognitive science · Data science · Intuition · Nature versus nurture · Sociology · Cognitive Abilities and Testing · Computer Science · Genetic Associations and Epidemiology · Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals · Psychology · Genetics