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Genetic Testing.
Firmly grounded in empirical data, this book critically engages with the relational, moral and ethical issues surrounding genetic testing in contemporary society. Competing accounts of autonomy, responsibility and blame - by families, by professionals and in the public sphere - are analysed rigorous...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Hoboken :
Taylor & amp; Francis,
2011.
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| Colección: | Genetics and society (Series)
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover; Genetic Testing; Copyright Page; Contents; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; 1. Introduction; 2. Genetic testing: technology in context; 3. Neo-liberalism and the new genetics; 4. Rhetorical discourse analysis; 5. Personal genomics and the media; 6. Family accounts of genetic responsibility; 7. Accounts of genetic testing in the clinic; 8. Professional accounts of ethical challenges in the prenatalgenetics clinic; 9. Conclusion; Appendix: transcription conventions; Notes; Bibliography; Index.