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The double-edged helix : social implications of genetics in a diverse society /
Explores the impact of recent genetic discoveries on both different population segments and society as a whole. The authors address the medical and ethical implications of the new technologies, outlining positive and negative effects of genetic research on minorities, individuals with disabilities,...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Baltimore :
Johns Hopkins University Press,
2002.
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction: Perspectives on perspectives / Joseph S. Alper [and others]
- Genetic complexity in human disease and behavior / Joseph S. Alper
- Geneticists in society, society in genetics / Jon Beckwith
- Genetics and behavior in the news: dilemmas of a rising paradigm / Peter Conrad
- Advocacy groups and the new genetics / Alan Stockdale and Sharon F. Terry
- Invisible women: gender, genetics, and reproduction / Susan Markens
- Prenatal diagnosis and selective abortion: a challenge to practice and policy / Adrienne Asch
- African American perspectives on genetic testing / Diane Beeson and Troy Duster
- Genetics, race, and ethnicity: searching for differences / Joseph S. Alper and Jon Beckwith
- The origins of homosexuality: no genetic link to social change / William Byne [and others]
- Diversity and complexity in gay/lesbian/bisexual/transsexual responses to the "gay-gene" debates / C. Phoebe Lostroh and Amanda Udis-Kessler
- The commercialization of genetic technologies: raising public awareness / Catherine Ard and Deborah Zucker
- Individual, family, and societal dimensions of genetic discrimination: a case study analysis / Lisa N. Geller [and others]
- Current developments in genetic discrimination / Lisa N. Geller.