Double-Edged Helix: - Joseph S. Alper

Double-Edged Helix:

(Autor)

Buch | Softcover
308 Seiten
2004
Johns Hopkins University Press (Verlag)
978-0-8018-7926-5 (ISBN)
37,95 inkl. MwSt
The Double-Edged Helix 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 potential positive and negative effects of genetic research on minorities, individuals with disabilities, and those of diverse sexual orientations. Presenting a wide array of perspectives, this book emphasizes the need to ensure that research into genetics research does not result in discrimination against people on the basis of their DNA.

Joseph S. Alper, Ph.D., is a professor in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Massachusetts. Catherine Ard, M.M.H.S., is a doctoral candidate in the Heller School for Social Policy and Management at Brandeis University. Adrienne Asch, Ph.D., is the Henry Luce Professor in Biology, Ethics, and the Politics of Human Reproduction at Wellesley College. Jon Beckwith, Ph.D., is American Cancer Society Research Professor of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics at Harvard Medical School. Peter Conrad, Ph.D., is the Harry Coplan Professor of Social Sciences at Brandeis University. Lisa N. Geller, Ph.D., J.D., is an associate at Fish and Richardson, P.C., in Boston.

List of Contributors
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Perspectives on Perspectives
Chapter 1. Genetic Complexity in Human Disease and Behavior
Chapter 2. Geneticists in Society, Society in Genetics
Chapter 3. Genetics and Behavior in the News: Dilemmas of a Rising Paradigm
Chapter 4. Advocacy Groups and the New Genetics
Chapter 5. Invisible Women: Gender, Genetics, and Reproduction
Chapter 6. Prenatal Diagnosis and Selective Abortion: A Challenge to Practice and Policy
Chapter 7. African American Perspectives on Genetic Testing
Chapter 8. Genetics, Race, and Ethnicity: Searching for Differences
Chapter 9. The Origins of Homosexuality: No Genetic Link to Social Change
Chapter 10. Diversity and Complexity in Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual/Transsexual Responses to "Gay-Gene" Debates
Chapter 11. The Commercialization of Genetic Technologies: Raising Public Awareness
Chapter 12. Individual, Family, and Societal Dimensions of Genetic Discrimination: A Case Study Analysis
Chapter 13. Current Developments in Genetic Discrimination
Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag 21.4.2004
Zusatzinfo black & white illustrations
Verlagsort Baltimore, MD
Sprache englisch
Themenwelt Medizin / Pharmazie Medizinische Fachgebiete Medizinethik
Studium Querschnittsbereiche Geschichte / Ethik der Medizin
ISBN-10 0-8018-7926-4 / 0801879264
ISBN-13 978-0-8018-7926-5 / 9780801879265
Zustand Neuware
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