Nancy L. Segal

Gebundenes Buch

Deliberately Divided

Inside the Controversial Study of Twins and Triplets Adopted Apart

Beschreibung

In Deliberately Divided, Nancy Segal revisits a controversial study that tracked the development of separated twins and triplets. None of the adoptive parents were told that they were raising a multiple birth baby. The truth was shocking for these parents and twins, many of whom have shared their unimaginable stories for the first time.

Autor

Nancy L. Segal, PhD, is a Psychology Professor, and Director and Founder of the Twin Studies Center at California State University, Fullerton. She has authored over 300 scholarly articles and eight books. Her 2012 book, Born Together-Reared Apart: The Landmark Minnesota Twin Study, won the American Psychological Association's William James Book Award. Her recent work, Deliberately Divided: Inside the Controversial Study of Twins and Triplets Adopted Apart, was the focus of a July 2022 BBC-TV documentary. Her work has been featured in the New York Times and Atlantic Monthly. She has appeared on national and international televised programs, including the Oprah Winfrey Show, Good Morning America, the Today Show and the BBC. Her latest book is an annotated collection of photographs taken at the Holocaust twins' 40th anniversary reunion and hearing on Josef Mengele's war crimes. Segal lives and works in southern California.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 520
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. November 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 32mm
• Gewicht: 896g
• ISBN-13: 9781538132852
• ISBN-10: 1538132850
• Artikelnr.: 60022854