Paul Atkinson / Peter Glasner / Helen Greenslade (eds.)

New Genetics, New Identities

Herausgeber: Atkinson, Paul; Greenslade, Helen; Glasner, Peter

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Produktbeschreibung

Using the resources of a wide range of social science disciplines to provide a comparative approach to complex issues, this superb collection explores the local and global consequences of the new genetics.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 196
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. Dezember 2006
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 238mm x 158mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 440g
• ISBN-13: 9780415394079
• ISBN-10: 0415394074
• Artikelnr.: 22193755

Autorenporträt

Atkinson, Paul; Glasner, Peter; Greenslade, Helen

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction: New Genetic Identities? 2. Genetic Advocacy Groups,
Science and Biovalue: Creating Political Economies of Hope 3. Patients as
Public in Ethics Debates: Interpreting the Role of Patient Organizations in
Democracy 4. From 'Scraps and Fragments' to 'Whole Organisms': Molecular
Biology, Clinical Research and Post Genomic Bodies 5. Fashioning Flesh:
Inclusion, Exclusivity and the Potential of Genomics 6. Mapping Origins:
Race and Relatedness in Population Genetics and Genetic Gnealogy 7. The
Moral and Sentimental Work of the Clinic: The Case of Genetic Syndromes 8.
Medical Classification and the Experience of Genetic Haemochromatosis 9.
Towards an Anatomy of Public Engagement with Medical Genetics 10. Genetics,
Gender and Reproductive Technologies in Latin America 11. Genomics, Social
Formations and Subjectivity