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The Decision Trap

Genetic Education and Its Social Consequences

Silja Samerski (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

200 Seiten

2015
Imprint Academic (Verlag)
978-1-84540-776-6 (ISBN)

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The Decision Trap questions a dogma of our time: the assumption that genetic education empowers citizens and increases their autonomy. It argues that professional instructions about genes, genetic risks, and genetic test options convey a genetic worldview which destroys self-confidence and makes clients dependent on genetic experts and technologies. Part one of the book introduces the reader to the idea of genetic education. It clarifies the notion of the "gene" as it is commonly understood, and shows that, scientifically, the concept of genes as definable, causal agents is outdated. Part two of the book investigates the hidden curriculum of genetic education, using genetic counselling as a prime example. Genetic counselling is a professional service that aims to enable clients to make autonomous decisions about genetic test options and cope with the results.

Silja Samerski is assistant professor in the Department of Sociology at Leibniz University of Hannover. Her current research focuses on the history and social function of professional counselling. She is author of the book "Die Verrechnete Hoffnung" (The Mathematization of Hope) and has been published in numerous English and German journals and anthologies. She is s trained both as a human geneticist and a sociologist.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	1.6.2015
Zusatzinfo	1 Bibliography; 1 Index
Verlagsort	Exeter
Sprache	englisch
Maße	135 x 210 mm
Gewicht	200 g
Themenwelt	Studium ► 1. Studienabschnitt (Vorklinik) ► Med. Psychologie / Soziologie
	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Genetik / Molekularbiologie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
ISBN-10	1-84540-776-8 / 1845407768
ISBN-13	978-1-84540-776-6 / 9781845407766
Zustand	Neuware