ABSTRACT

The scope of these chapters reflects the strong influence that Sandra Wood Scarr’s scholarship—her empirical research and theoretical contributions—has had on what we know about experience and development via the lens of the psychological sciences, especially the fields of developmental psychology, behavior genetics, early education and child care.

chapter 1|15 pages

Sandra Wood Scarr

Her Intellectual History, Professional Journey, and Legacy

chapter 3|21 pages

Strong Inference

A Strategy for Advancing Psychological Science

chapter 4|20 pages

The Nature of Nurture

chapter 8|21 pages

Parenting the Genotype

chapter 10|23 pages

Siblings and the Socialization of Adolescent Deviance

An Adoption Study Approach

chapter 11|28 pages

Growing Up Adopted

Birth Parent Contact and Developmental Outcomes

chapter |16 pages

Epilogue