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Robert Chernomas, Gregory Chernomas, and Ian Hudson, "The American Gene: Unnatural Selection Along Class, Race, and Gender Lines" (Routledge, 2025)

New Books in Economics

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Genetics, Epigenetics, and Inequality

This chapter explores the complex interplay between genetics, epigenetics, and socio-political factors contributing to inequality in the U.S. It emphasizes that inequalities are profoundly shaped by social conditions and policies, rather than solely by genetic predispositions, and illustrates this with historical examples and studies on transgenerational epigenetics.

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