The DNA Mystique: The Gene as a Cultural Icon

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ndex Addictive behavior, 91-94, 100, 161-162 Adoption, 62, 66-72 birth parent searches and, 71-72, 152 custody disputes in, 74-76, 151-155 identity and, 66-70 opposition to, 71 sibling separation in, 75-76 stigmatization of, 70-71 Adrenaleukodystrophy, 143 Advertising, 13, 97 African Americans. See also under Racial classification of, 117-118 genetic determinism and, 112-118 racial purity of, 118-119 Afrocentrism, 103, 117 Aggression. See also Crime gender and, 108-109, 110-111 genetic basis of, 83-91 race and, 115 AIDS, 120-121 Alcoholics Anonymous, 91-92 Alcoholism, 91-94, 100, 161-162 Alien III, 156-157 Allen, Steve, 99 American Eugenics Society, 27,29,35 American Psychiatric Association , 120, 122, 135, 144 Americans with Disabilities Act, 167 Animal Lover (Donaldson), 55-56 Ardrey, Robert, 90 Artificial insemination, 65 271 I N D[ X Artificial insemination (continued ) donor selection for, 97-98, 188-189 Asimov, Isaac, 96 Athletic ability, racial differencesin , 116 Baby and Child Care (Spock), 137-138 Baby Jessica case, 75, 154 Baby M case, 1 Baby Richard case, 154 Baker, La Reine Helen, 22 Baker v. State Bar, 156 Baltimore, David, 9 Barrymore, Drew, 100 Barrymore, John, Jr., 100 Bartholet, Elizabeth, 70-71 Batteau, Allen, 12 Beggars in Spain (Kress), 184 Behavior, genetic basis of, 9-10 and gender, 104-112 and race, 112-118 Behavioral genetics, 9-10, 77-78, 80-101, 104-118 media interest in, 81- 82 twin studies in, 9, 81-82 The Bell Curve (Herrnstein & Murray), 181-182, 185 Benbow, Camille, 107 Berendzen, Richard, 144 Biological predisposition. See Genetic predisposition Biomimicry, 43 272 Birth control, 185-187 Blacks. See African Americans Blade Runner, 43-44 Blame, 127. See also Responsibility avoidance of, 144-148 parental, 137, 138, 141, 142 The Blood ofthe Fathers (Lydston), 21-22 Bloor, David, 199 Bly, Robert, 110-111 Bogdan, Robert, 176 Born to Crime (Taylor), 135 Bouchard, Thomas, 81-82, 114 Bradley, Michael, 118 Brain Sex: The Real Differences Between Men and Women (Moir & Jessel), 109 Breathed, Berkeley, 134-135 Brin, David, 183 Buchanan, Pat, 99, 179 Buck v. Bell, 24 Burbank, Luther, 19, 21 Burke, Chris, 177 Buscaglia, Leo, 14 Bush, George, 99, 158 Buss, David, 77-78 Butler, Octavio, 184 Bynum, Carolyn, 41 Camp, Sharon, 180 Campanis, AI, 116 Cavalli-Sforza, Luca, 52 Character traits, genetic basis of, 9-10, 77-78, 80-101. See also Behavior; Behavioral genetics childrearing and, 140142 Chess, Stella, 138, 142 Childrearing. See Parents Children advice literature to parents , 139-141 disputed custody of, 74-76, 151-155 as genetic commodities, 97-99, 191 intelligence in, 138. See also Intelligence success of, parental responsibility for, 136-144 temperament in, 138-141 Christianity Today, 54 Clarke, Arthur C., 184 The Cloning ofJoanna May (Weldon), 177 Coburn v. Coburn, 153-154 Coleman, Lester L., 88 Coltrane, Ravi, 98 Comic books, 44-46, 182-183 Contraception, 185-187 Cook, Harry H., 19 Cook, Robin, 56 Crichton, Michael, 53-54 Crick, Francis, 174 Crime DNA fingerprinting in, 47, 48-49 genetic predisposition to, 21-24,83-89, 134-135, 144, 155-156 I ND[ X race and, 115 responsibility for, 132-136, 155-159 sentencing decisions, 156-159 "Criminal chromosomes," 134 Criminology, 133-134 Crow, James, 203 Culture. See Popular culture Custody disputes, 74-76, 151-155 Cyberspace, 42-43 Cyborg,43 Dack family, 26 Darwin, Charles, 3 Daughters of the American Revolution, 76 Davenport, Charles, 26 Davis, Elizabeth, 109 Davis, Peggy Cooper, 12 Dawkins, Richard, 53, 107 Dawn (Butler), 184 DeBoer, Jessica, 75, 154 "Deep Space Nine," 48-49 Degler, Carl, 170 Deviance. See Crime DeVries, Hugo, 3 Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), 120, 144, 162-163 Differential reproduction, 171-174,181-187 Disabilities. See also Genetic diseases genetic testing for, 162-163, 166-168 273 I N D [ X Disabilities (continued) prenatal, 174-178 reproductive rights and, 147,174-178 Discrimination, genetic testing and, 165-168 Disney, Walt, 70 Divorce, genetic explanation of, 77-78 DNA. See also Gene(s) as boundary marker, 41-49 as historical text, 52-53 celebrity, 49-51 immortality of, 52-53 social uses of, 3, 106, 124-126 as source of identity, 41-49 spiritual aspects of, 2-3, 39-57 ((DNA family," 72-78 DNA fingerprinting, 47, 48-49 DNAgents, 44 DNA testing. See also Genetic testing in criminal investigations, 47,48-49 on television, 73-74 Dodd, Westly Allan, 87 Donahue...