New Genetics, New Identities

Paul Atkinson, Peter Glasner, Helen Greenslade (Herausgeber)

Buch | Hardcover

196 Seiten

2006
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-415-39407-9 (ISBN)

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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.

What implications are applications of new genetic technologies in biomedicine having on social identity in today’s society?

New Genetics, New Identities, a wide-ranging multi-disciplinary volume in the CESAGen Genetics & Society Book series, presents not only theoretical reflection but also empirical case studies drawn from an international array of authors. Including the highly controversial areas of reproductive technologies and use of human embryos in biomedical research, other key features include:

a fresh analysis of a wide-range of social and political concerns in the development of new social identities
examinations of the social implications of identity formation as a result from advances in genetic technologies from a number of perspectives both locally and globally
resources of a wide range of social science disciplines to discuss significant sociological, anthropological, political and ethical issues.

This superb collection is an essential informative read for postgraduates and academics in the fields of sociology, anthropology and scientific technologies giving a comparative approach to complex issues surrounding the social implications of these advances in a period of rapid social change.

Atkinson, Paul; Glasner, Peter; Greenslade, Helen

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

Erscheint lt. Verlag	14.12.2006
Reihe/Serie	Genetics and Society
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Gewicht	540 g
Themenwelt	Studium ► 1. Studienabschnitt (Vorklinik) ► Med. Psychologie / Soziologie
	Studium ► Querschnittsbereiche ► Geschichte / Ethik der Medizin
	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Genetik / Molekularbiologie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
ISBN-10	0-415-39407-4 / 0415394074
ISBN-13	978-0-415-39407-9 / 9780415394079
Zustand	Neuware