Negotiating risk [[electronic resource] ] : British Pakistani experiences of genetics / / Alison Shaw

• Autore: Shaw Alison <1957->
• Pubblicazione: New York, : Berghahn Books, 2009
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (294 p.)
• Disciplina: 616.042
• Soggetto topico: Medical genetics - Great Britain; Consanguinity - Great Britain; Pakistanis - Great Britain
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 253-274) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Medical 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: Drawing 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Negotiating risk
• ISBN: 1-282-62748-1; 9786612627484; 1-84545-887-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910791241503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II