I. Introduction
   A. The starting point of the story of development
   B. The moment of conception:
                    1.  Genes
                    2.  Environments
    C. The power of genes and environments

II Environments
   A. Family Influences (pp. 73-78)
                    1. Direct vs. indirect influences
                    2. SES and Poverty
   B. Beyond the family (pp. 78-80)
                    1. Neighborhoods
                    2. Schools
                    3. Towns & cities
    C. Macrosystems (pp. 80-84)
                    1. Ethnicity vs. SES
                    2. Collectivism vs. Individualism
                    3. American culture and child rearing policies

III. Genes
   A. Mendel
   B. Hereditary transmission (pp. 53-63)
                    1. Chromosomes and genes
                    2. Mitosis and meiosis
                    3. Patterns of genetic inheritance
    C. Species Similarities: Evolutionary Theory
    D. Individual Differences: Behavioral Genetics (pp. 57-58; 85-88)

IV. GXE
   A. GXE=P (p. 54)
   B. Interaction (pp. 88-92)
                    1. Range of reaction
                    2. Canalization
                    3. Scarr’s Models
                                a. Passive
                                b. Evocative
                                c. Active