Sociological perspectives on the new genetics / edited by Peter Conrad and Jonathan Gabe.
Sociological perspectives on the new genetics / edited by Peter Conrad and Jonathan Gabe.
Sociological perspectives on the new genetics / edited by Peter Conrad and Jonathan Gabe.
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Publisher
Malden, MA : Blackwell Publishers, 1999.
Date
1999.
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N306.461/ 35
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Language
English
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Physical content
219 p. ; 23 cm.
Contents
Introduction: Sociological perspectives on the New Genetics: an overview / Peter Conrad and Jonathan Gabe -- I. Structure and Production of Genetic Knowledge. 1. Genes as drugs: the social shaping of gene therapy and the reconstruction of genetic disease / Paul Martin. 2. Experts as 'storytellers' i...
7. Defining the 'social': towards an understanding of scientific and medical discourses on the social aspects of the new human genetics / Sarah Cunningham-Burley and Anne Kerr. 8. Losing the plot? Medical and activist discourses of the contemporary genetics and disability / Tom Shakespeare. 9. DNA i...
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Publisher
Malden, MA : Blackwell Publishers, 1999.
Place of Publication
Massachusetts
Date Published
1999.
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Summary
"This is the first volume to draw together a range of sociological perspectives on the new genetics. The chapters are organized around three themes: (1) how genetic knowledge is produced and structured, including professional perspectives and public images; (2) the role of genetic counselling and lay perspectives on social meanings of genetics; and...
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Sociological perspectives on the new genetics / edited by Peter Conrad and Jonathan Gabe.
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Sociology of health and illness monograph series.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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N306.461/ 35
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ISBN
0631215999 (acid-free paper)
9780631215998 (acid-free paper)
DDC
306.461
MMS ID
991013216809702626
