Prenatal Testing - B. M. Burke, Aliza Kolker

Prenatal Testing

A Sociological Perspective, with a new Afterword
Buch | Softcover
276 Seiten
1998
Praeger Publishers Inc (Verlag)
978-0-89789-633-7 (ISBN)
43,65 inkl. MwSt
Testing for genetic abnormalities has transformed pregnancy and motherhood, and the recent discoveries by the Human Genome Project affect us all. Among the issues discussed in the new Afterword are the spread of prenatal testing, the changing meanings of pregnancy, and the perils and promises of the Human Genome Project.
Testing for genetic abnormalities has transformed pregnancy and motherhood, and the recent discoveries by the Human Genome Project affect us all. In this updated version of their important book with its new Afterword, the authors have incorporated the most recent prenatal testing information. Using their own research, the authors analyze the psycho-social and ethical implications of genetic testing. Among the issues discussed in the new Afterword are the spread of prenatal testing, the changing meanings of pregnancy, and the perils and promises of the Human Genome Project.

lker /f Aliza/b ALIZA KOLKER is Professor of Sociology and Anthropology at George Mason University./e She is the author or editor of three previous books on health and policy issues. ke /f B. /i Meredith/b B. MEREDITH BURKE, a consulting demographer to major donor agencies overseas, has taught health and demographic policy courses at several universities./e Formerly with the international division of Planned Parenthood Federation of America, she was a visiting scholar at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University, 1996-7. She has published extensively in professional journals and in the news media about genetics, health care and policy issues.

Foreword by Arthur L. Caplan
The Social Construction of Pregnancy
The Procedures
The Ethos of Nondirectiveness
The Genetic Counseling Session
Amniocentesis: The Early Years
Who Uses Prenatal Diagnosis Today
Assessing the Risks
Attitudes about Abortion
Abnormal Diagnosis and Termination
Fetal Sex Identification
Prenatal Testing and Competing Social Goals
Appendices
Afterword
References
Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag 30.8.1998
Sprache englisch
Maße 152 x 229 mm
Gewicht 397 g
Themenwelt Medizin / Pharmazie Medizinische Fachgebiete Gynäkologie / Geburtshilfe
Medizin / Pharmazie Medizinische Fachgebiete Medizinethik
Studium Querschnittsbereiche Geschichte / Ethik der Medizin
Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie Mikrosoziologie
ISBN-10 0-89789-633-5 / 0897896335
ISBN-13 978-0-89789-633-7 / 9780897896337
Zustand Neuware
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