Review of Dalton Conley, 2025, The Social Genome. The new Science of Nature and Nurture. W.W. Norton & Company, New York.

Autores/as

  • Fabrizio Bernardi Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22325/fes/res.2026.303

Palabras clave:

reseña, sociogenomics, desigualdad, azar

Resumen

Dalton Conley is a professor at Princeton University and one of the sociologists who have contributed most to the development and establishment of sociogenomics, a field that examines how genetic variation and social environments interact to shape human behavior and social outcomes. In his new book, The Social Genome, Conley provides an accessible, non-technical account of this emerging field and explores its implications for the social sciences and society at large. This review aims to summarize the book, highlight its distinctive contributions, and critically reflect on the broader debates and directions it opens for sociological research.

Citas

Bernardi, F., & Ballarino, G. (2016). Introduction: education as the great equalizer: a theoretical framework. In F. Bernardi & G. Ballarino (Eds.), Education, Occupation and Social Origin. A Comparative Analysis of the Transmission of Socio-Economic Inequalities. Edward Elgar.

Karlson, K. B. (2019, May). College as equalizer? Testing the selectivity hypothesis. Social Science Research, 80, 216-229. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssresearch.2018.12.001

Torche, F. (2011). Is a College Degree Still the Great Equalizer? Intergenerational Mobility across Levels of Schooling in the US. American Journal of Sociology, 117(3), 763-807.

Zhou, X. (2019). Equalization or Selection? Reassessing the “Meritocratic Power” of a College Degree in Intergenerational Income Mobility. American Sociological Review, 84(3), 459-485. https://doi.org/10.1177/0003122419844992

Descargas

Publicado

2026-03-24

Cómo citar

Bernardi, F. (2026). Review of Dalton Conley, 2025, The Social Genome. The new Science of Nature and Nurture. W.W. Norton & Company, New York. Revista Española De Sociología, 35(2), a303. https://doi.org/10.22325/fes/res.2026.303

Artículos similares

1 2 > >> 

También puede Iniciar una búsqueda de similitud avanzada para este artículo.