Sociological Perspectives on the New Genetics (Sociology of Health and Illness Monographs) - Softcover

 
9780631215998: Sociological Perspectives on the New Genetics (Sociology of Health and Illness Monographs)
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ISBN 10: 0631215999 ISBN 13: 9780631215998
Verlag: Wiley-Blackwell, 2000

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With the advent of the Human Genome Project, the new genetics has moved to the cutting edge of science and medicine. The development and use of such genetics will have a profound impact on our understanding of disease and behaviour. This volume presents new sociological research which explores the structure andproduction of genetic knowledge, its social meaning, impact and implication s for society.

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Peter Conrad is an American medical sociologist who has researched and published on numerous topics including ADHD, the medicalization of deviance, the experience of illness, wellness in the workplace, genetics in the news, and biomedical enhancements. Jonathan Gabe is the editor of Sociological Perspectives on the New Genetics, published by Wiley.

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We are at the dawn of a new age. The Human Genome Project, the largest biological research enterprise in history, promises to have our entire genetic structure mapped by 2001. Our media report new scientific claims of genes associated with diseases, conditions, behaviours or personality traits so regularly that it seems that we are being provided with a gene-of-the week. The new genetics revolution has ramifications far beyond the esoteric science of molecular biological laboratories. The rising genetic paradigm is influencing how we think about life, including disease and disability, human capacities and failings, social problems, kinship and the quality of life.<br /> <p><br /> </p> <p>This is the first volume to draw together a range of sociological perspectives on the new genetics. The chapters are organized around three key themes:<br /> </p> <ol> <li style="list-style: none"><br /> </li> <li>How genetic knowledge is produced and structured, including professional perspectives and public images;</li> <li style="list-style: none"><br /> </li> <li>The role of genetic counselling and lay perspectives on social meanings of genetics;</li> <li style="list-style: none"><br /> </li> <li>The impact and implications of the new genetics for society.</li> </ol> <br /> <p>The nine papers demonstrate the social context of genetics and provide an important reminder that issues around genetics are not limited to genetic disorders or identified genetic susceptibilities, but rather the new genetics is likely to affect all of us.</p>

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Verlag
Wiley-Blackwell
Erscheinungsdatum
2000
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0631215999
ISBN 13 
9780631215998
Einband
Tapa blanda
Anzahl der Seiten
228
Herausgeber
Conrad Peter
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