The Origins of You
How Childhood Shapes Later Life
by Jay Belsky
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Recommended by 2 sources and appears in Most Recommended Books and Nonfiction.
After tracking the lives of thousands of people from birth to midlife, four of the world's preeminent psychologists reveal what they have learned about how humans develop.Does temperament in childhood predict Adult, personality What role do parents play in shaping how a child matures Is day care bador goodfor children Does adolescent delinque...
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Recommended by 2 sources and appears in Most Recommended Books and Nonfiction.
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Tyler Cowen
“That is the new forthcoming book by Jay Belsky, Avshalom Caspi, Terrie E. Moffitt, and Richie Poulton, which will prove one of the best and most important works of the last few years. Imagine following one thousand or so Dunedin New Zealanders for decades of their lives, up through age 38, and recording extensive data, and then doing the same for one thousand or so British twins through age 20, and 1500 American children, in fifteen different locales, up through age 15. Just imagine what you would learn! You merely have to buy this book.”
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