02811oam 2200637I 450 991017220830332120181205015105.01-134-59811-497866103177761-134-59812-21-280-31777-90-203-46364-110.4324/9780203463642 (CKB)111056485542146(EBL)180188(OCoLC)475886572(SSID)ssj0000083557(PQKBManifestationID)11112441(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000083557(PQKBWorkID)10163223(PQKB)11730094(MiAaPQ)EBC180188(MiAaPQ)EBC4912049(OCoLC)51779370 (EXLCZ)9911105648554214620180331d2002 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe new genetics and the public's health /Alan Petersen and Robin BuntonLondon ;New York :Routledge,2002.1 online resource (265 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-415-22141-2 0-415-22142-0 Includes bibliographical references (pages [208]-235) and index.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; IndexThe 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 humMedical geneticsSocial aspectsHuman geneticsSocial aspectsElectronic books.Medical geneticsSocial aspects.Human geneticsSocial aspects.306.461616/.042Petersen Alan R.Ph. D.,929572Bunton Robin1954-929573MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910172208303321The new genetics and the public's health2281027UNINA