| Description |
1 online resource (219 pages) |
| Series |
Genetics and Society |
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Genetics and society (Series)
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| Contents |
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 |
| Summary |
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 rigorously within a discourse-rhetorical framework, paying particular attention to the situated management of risks of knowing and risks of disclosure |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Genetic screening -- Moral and ethical aspects
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Genetic Testing -- ethics
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Genetic screening -- Moral and ethical aspects.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Sarangi, Srikant
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Clarke, Angus
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| ISBN |
9780203891384 |
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0203891384 |
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