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The Genetic Lottery: Why DNA Matters for Social Equality
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A Virginia Living Favorite Book (2021) A provocative and timely case for how the science of genetics can help create a more just and equal society. In recent years, scientists like Kathryn Paige Harden have shown that DNA makes us different, in our personalities and in our health--and in ways that matter for educational and economic success in our current society. In The Genetic Lottery, Harden introduces readers to the latest genetic science, dismantling dangerous ideas about racial superiority and challenging us to grapple with what equality really means in a world where people are born different. Weaving together personal stories with scientific evidence, Harden shows why our refusal to recognize the power of DNA perpetuates the myth of meritocracy, and argues that we must acknowledge the role of genetic luck if we are ever to create a fair society. Reclaiming genetic science from the legacy of eugenics, this groundbreaking book offers a bold new vision of a society where everyone thrives, regardless of how one fares in the genetic lottery.
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"I happen to share much of Harden's ideology, and I wish her well ..."
"A daring though sometimes tangled argument for using genetics to mend the consequences of inequality."
"Harden works to distinguish her view as explicitly antiracist, in contrast with the racist projects of other behavior geneticists ..."
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