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Perspectives on genetic discrimination /

Over the past 15 years, a series of empirical studies in different countries have shown that our increasing genetic knowledge leads to new forms of exclusion, disadvantaging and stigmatization. The spectrum of this ""genetic discrimination"" ranges from disadvantages at work, via...

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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Lemke, Thomas
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Alemán
Publié: New York : Routledge, 2013.
Collection:Routledge advances in sociology ; 100.
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Table des matières:
  • Disease as error : foundations and limits of molecular medicine
  • Genetic discrimination : empirical evidence and regulatory responses
  • Empirical deficits and normative contradictions : problems in the analysis of genetic discrimination
  • "A slap in the face" : an exploratory study of genetic discrimination in Germany
  • The regime of truth and dimensions of genetic responsibility
  • Conclusion : pitfalls of criticism.