The debate over whether our personal characteristics are determined by our genes (nature) or the way in which we have been brought up (nurture) is now one of the most popular areas of research for both developmental psychologists mad geneticists alike. The Nature/Nurture Debate: The Essential Readings provides readers with a selection of key articles by leading researchers Rutter, Plomin, and DeFreis, to name a few -- in this core area of developmental...