Entwined lives : twins and what they tell us about human behavior / Nancy L. Segal.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Segal, Nancy L., 1951-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Twins--Psychology.

Twins.

Nature and nurture.

Physical Description:

xx, 396 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Dutton, 1999.

Summary:

Twins fascinate us, whether it is their identical looks, their uncannily similar behaviors, or their help in answering the nature versus nurture debate. As public interest in twins and multiple births steadily increases, the amount of in-depth information available on such topics has not kept up. In Entwined Lives, preeminent twins researcher Dr. Nancy L. Segal provides a groundbreaking study of all aspects of twin life, capturing both the scientific flavor of twin research and the unique experiences associated with development as a twin.

This insightful and comprehensive book brings together an array of topics including twins separated at birth, unrelated children reared together at birth (pseudo-twins), the loss of a twin, new fertility treatments and their consequences, twins in sports, twins in the courtroom, even twins in the animal kingdom.

Packed with scientific findings and anecdotes, Entwined Lives is a definitive guide for twins, their families, and anyone curious to know more about this phenomenon.

Contents:

1. Identical and Fraternal Twins: Living Laboratories 00

2. Identical, but Not the Same: Differences Between Identical Twins 00

3. Natural Experiments: Unusual Twin Types 00

4. Developing in Tandem: Intelligence and Special Mental Skills 00

5. Unfolding Lives: Personality Traits, Mental Disorders and Atypical Behaviors 00

6. Friendship Extraordinaire: Twins' Special Relationship 00

7. Twist of Fate: Twins Reared Apart 00

8. Another Twist of Fate: Children Adopted Together 00

9. Lonesome Crowd: Loss of A Twin 00

10. Making Multiples: New Fertility Treatments and Beyond 00

11. Two-Base Hits and Triple Toe Loops: Physical Growth and Athletic Prowess 00

12. Noah's Ark: Twins in the Animal Kingdom 00

13. The Other Half: Noteworthy Twins 00

14. Double Indemnity: Twins in the Courtroom 00

15. Separate Minds in Shared Bodies: Conjoined Twins 00

16. Double Entendre: Twinship's Many Meanings 00.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [338]-386) and index.

ISBN:

0525944656

OCLC:

40396458