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200 10$aNegotiating risk$b[electronic resource] $eBritish Pakistani experiences of genetics /$fAlison Shaw
210   $aNew York $cBerghahn Books$d2009
215   $a1 online resource (294 p.)
300   $aDescription based upon print version of record.
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320   $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 253-274) and index.
327   $aMedical and public perceptions of consanguineous marriage and genetic risk -- Close kin marriages : some anthropological theory and European history -- British Pakistani cousin marriages : balancing marital risks -- Medical surveillance and diagnostic uncertainty -- Responding to reproductive risk -- Foretelling and managing infant death -- Genetic screening and the extended family -- Genetic risk in context.
330   $aDrawing on fieldwork with British Pakistani clients of a UK genetics service, this book explores the personal and social implications of a 'genetic diagnosis'. Through case material and comparative discussion, the book identifies practical ethical dilemmas raised by new genetic knowledge and shows how, while being shaped by culture, these issues also cross-cut differences of culture, religion and ethnicity. The book also demonstrates how identifying a population-level elevated 'risk' of genetic disorders in an ethnic minority population can reinforce existing social divisions and cultural ster
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