1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910765810303321

Titolo

New genetics, new identities / / edited by Paul Atkinson, Peter Glasner and Helen Greenslade

Pubbl/distr/stampa

2006

Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York, NY : , : Routledge, , 2017

©2007

ISBN

9786610710492

9781134161171

1134161174

9781134161188

1134161182

9781280710490

1280710497

9780203962923

0203962923

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (209 p.)

Collana

Genetics and Society

Classificazione

MED107000SOC002010SOC026000

Disciplina

174.95765

Soggetti

Genetics - Moral and ethical aspects

Medical technology - Moral and ethical aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Half-Title; Series-Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction: New genetic identities?; 2. Genetic advocacy groups, science and biovalue: Creating political economies of hope; 3. Patients as public in ethics debates: Interpreting the role of patients' organisations in democracy; 4. From 'scraps and fragments' to 'whole organisms': Molecular biology, clinical research and post-genomic bodies; 5. Fashioning flesh: Inclusion, exclusivity and the potential of genomics

6. Mapping origins: Race and relatedness in population genetics and genetic genealogy7. The moral and sentimental work of the clinic: The case of genetic syndromes; 8. Medical classification and the experience



of genetic haemochromatosis; 9. Towards an anatomy of public engagement with medical genetics; 10. Genetics, gender and reproductive technologies in Latin America; 11. Genomics, social formations and subjectivity; Index

Sommario/riassunto

What implications are applications of new genetic technologies in biomedicine having on social identity in today's society? New Genetics, New Identities, a wide-ranging multi-disciplinary volume in the CESAGen Genetics & Society Book series, presents not only theoretical reflection but also empirical case studies drawn from an international array of authors. Including the highly controversial areas of reproductive technologies and use of human embryos in biomedical research, other key features include:a fresh analysis of a wide-range of