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UNINA9910453879403321 |
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Autore |
Epstein Steven |
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Titolo |
Inclusion [[electronic resource] ] : the politics of difference in medical research / / Steven Epstein |
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Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, 2007 |
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ISBN |
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1-281-95679-1 |
9786611956790 |
0-226-21311-0 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (427 p.) |
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Collana |
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Chicago studies in practices of meaning |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Medicine - Research - Social aspects - United States |
Human experimentation in medicine - Social aspects - United States |
Clinical trials - Social aspects - United States |
Minorities - Medical care - United States |
Health and race - United States |
Social medicine - United States |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [311]-394) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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How to study a biopolitical paradigm -- Histories of the human subject -- The rise of resistance : framing the critique of the standard human -- The path to reform : aligning categories, targeting the state -- Opposition to reform : controversy, closure, and boundary work -- Formalizing the new regime -- From the standard human to niche standardization -- Counts and consequences : monitoring compliance -- The science of recruitmentology and the politics of trust -- To profile or not to profile : what difference does race make? -- Sex differences and the new politics of women's health -- Whither the paradigm? |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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With Inclusion, Steven Epstein argues that strategies to achieve diversity in medical research mask deeper problems, ones that might require a different approach and different solutions. Formal concern with this issue, Epstein shows, is a fairly recent phenomenon. Until the mid-1980s, scientists often studied groups of white, middle-aged men— |
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