Narrating the New Predictive Genetics Ethics, Ethnography and Science |
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| Author:
| Konrad, Monica |
| Contribution by:
| Rose, Nikolas
Rabinow, Paul
Bateson, Patrick
Billinge, Paul
Morange, Michel
Richards, Martin |
| Series title: | Cambridge Studies in Society and the Life Sciences Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-54066-7 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 2005 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $41.99 |
Book Description:
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This book explores the way changes in technology, especially new techniques in genetic testing, have changed the relationship between ethics and medicine, generating new approaches to ethical issues and the implications of medical practice. Drawing on extensive et hnographic research with families affected by Huntington's Disease the author explores the huge disparity between the experience of living with the results of genetic testing and the knowledge and expertise which are drawn on...
More DescriptionThis book explores the way changes in technology, especially new techniques in genetic testing, have changed the relationship between ethics and medicine, generating new approaches to ethical issues and the implications of medical practice. Drawing on extensive et hnographic research with families affected by Huntington's Disease the author explores the huge disparity between the experience of living with the results of genetic testing and the knowledge and expertise which are drawn on to develop policy, clinical services and support and to frame the public debates around genetic testing and genetic medicine.