1st Edition

Genetics Critical Concepts in Social and Cultural Theory

1880 Pages
by Routledge

Scientific developments have always been central to conceptions of society at particular historical moments. However, the rise of molecular biology and the new genetic knowledge in the twentieth century pose particular challenges to our notions of the individual, our sense of past and future, and our relationships with the body, nature and the family. As a number of authors have suggested, the... Read more

Volume 1: New Genetic Knowledge, the Body, Health and Disease  Volume 2: The Environment, Food and Biodiversity  Volume 3: Genomic Applications: Consent, Ownership, Control  Volume 4: Citizenship, Diversity and Governance

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Edited by Nanneke Redclift and Sahra Gibbon