- Hardcover: 171 pages
- Publisher: Praeger Publishers (October 1988)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0275929655
- ISBN-13: 978-0275929657
- Product Dimensions: 21.7 x 13.8 x 1.7 cm
- Shipping Weight: 318 g
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
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Conjoined twins born before the advent of surgical separation techniques have long been of special interest to scientists. Sharing an identical genetic make-up and an identical environment, these twins have provided a unique opportunity for the study of innate and cultural determinants on the individual. "Psychological Profiles of Conjoined Twins" probes the striking differences in personality, ability, and interests between such twins--and consequently reexamines the prevailing assumptions in current psychological research. Smith's thoroughly documented book questions the pervasive view that human characteristics may be reduced to a simple ratio of heredity and environment. He investigataes the lives of the first recorded conjoined twins, Chang and Eng, and the lives of other, lesser known conjoined twins. The author also presents an intriguing study of the representation of conjoined twins in literature. The final chapters discuss vital philosophical and scientific questions raised by the lives of such twins, with particular emphasis on the over-simplification of traditional heredity/environment approaches.
About the Author
J. DAVID SMITH is Professor of Education and Human Development at Lynchburg College, Virginia.
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During the summer months of 1981 the Washington Post published a series of stories about the birth of a set of Siamese twins in Illinois. Read the first page
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover
During the summer months of 1981 the Washington Post published a series of stories about the birth of a set of Siamese twins in Illinois. Read the first page
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Fascinating!!!,
By Sandi Strehlau (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Psychological Profiles of Conjoined Twins: Heredity, Environment, and Identity (Hardcover)
I'm not a Pychology Major...but I found this book extremely interesting. I couldn't put it down. A little "heady" but easy to follow...I highly recommend it if you're interested in the wonders of the human mind's ability to adapt to very bizarre circumstances.
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Thw why and how conjoined twins think.,
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This review is from: Psychological Profiles of Conjoined Twins: Heredity, Environment, and Identity (Hardcover)
Everyone knows that identical twins are supposed to be just alike. Conjoined twins should be even more alike, but usually this is not the case. Author Jack Smith goes into the past of several sets of the conjoined twins and finds an easily believable theory on how twins who have spent every single second of their lives attached to their sibling can be so opposite in temperment, opinions, and choices. This is definitely good for pychology majors
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fascinating!!!,
By Sandi Strehlau - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Psychological Profiles of Conjoined Twins: Heredity, Environment, and Identity (Hardcover)
I'm not a Pychology Major...but I found this book extremely interesting. I couldn't put it down. A little "heady" but easy to follow...I highly recommend it if you're interested in the wonders of the human mind's ability to adapt to very bizarre circumstances.
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