264 Pages
by
Routledge
264 Pages
by
Routledge
264 Pages
by
Routledge
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The rapid advancement of genetic science, fuelled by the Human Genome Project and other related initiatives, promises a new kind of public health practice based on the pre-detection of disease according to calculations of genetic risk.This book by two well-known sociologists explores the implications of the new genetics for public health as a body of knowledge and a domain of practice. It assesses... Read more
1. Introduction: The Geneticisation of Health 2. Representing Genetics 3. Genetic Risk 4. Health, Consumption and Genetics 5. Global Flows of Genes and Bio-coloialism 6. Cloning, Therapeutics and Public Health 7. Conclusion
Biography
Robin Bunton, Alan Petersen
