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Phenotypes, Social Constructionism and the Spurious Finding

Nancy Press¹

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1. Oregon Health and Science University

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Received 26 November 2008 19:13 UTC; Posted 03 December 2008

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Genetics & Genomics

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• medicalization
• behavioral genetics
• social constructionism

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Dr. Press discussed behavioral genetics through the lens of social constructionism. She also discussed the phenomenon of medicalization, focusing on the example of smoking as a behavior.

To watch Dr. Press’s presentation, please see the Google Video posting.

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Stanford University: CIRGE Symposium June 6, 2006

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CIRGE Symposium: Interpreting Complexity, 06 June 2006

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Press, Nancy. Phenotypes, Social Constructionism and the Spurious Finding. Available from Nature Precedings <http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/npre.2008.2568.1> (2008)

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