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(Wiley Series on Personality Processes.) By Gary Collier. 300 pp. New York, John Wiley, 1994. $35. ISBN 0-471-30407-7.

This book provides a useful account of the arguments in favor of nurture, or the environment, in the "nature-nurture" controversy. Gary Collier's major strength is his ability to synthesize ideas from the domains of social psychology, the psychology of personality, and cognitive psychology to support the nurture side of the debate. The book is organized in an intelligent way; each chapter begins with a brief discussion of the theoretical position related to the research. The book includes a general discussion of cultural and cognitive perspectives. These perspectives serve as the glue that holds together the various areas of research in . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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