UID:
almafu_9958062019502883
Format:
1 online resource (265 p.)
ISBN:
1-134-59811-4
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9786610317776
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1-134-59812-2
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1-280-31777-9
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0-203-46364-1
Content:
The rapid advancement of genetic science, fuelled by the Human Genome Project and other related initiatives, promises a new kind of public health practice based on the pre-detection of disease according to calculations of genetic risk. This book by two well-known sociologists: * explores the implications of the new genetics for public health as a body of knowledge and a domain of practice * assesses the impact of new genetic information and technologies on conceptions of health, illness, embodiment, self and citizenship * critically examines the complex discourses surrounding hum
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
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Book Cover; Title; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction: the new genetics, health, and 'the public'; The scope and context of the new genetics; Genes, technology, and public health; The new genetics and the media; Facilitating autonomy: the discourse of genetic counselling; Global genes; The new genetic citizens; Bibliography; Index
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-415-22141-2
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-415-22142-0
Language:
English
DOI:
10.4324/9780203463642
