Community genetics and genetic alliances : eugenics, carrier testing and networks of risk / Aviad E. Raz.
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TextSeries: Genetics and societyPublication details: London ; New York : Routledge, 2010Description: x, 194 p. ; 25 cmISBN: 9780415496186 (hardback); 0415496187 (hardback)Subject(s): Genetic screening -- Social aspects | Community health servicesLOC classification: RB155.65 | .R39 2010Online resources: Click here to view Also available as an electronic resource.| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [170]-191) and index.
Introduction: carrier testing, eugenics and networks of risk -- What is community genetics? Definitions and debates -- Carrier matching and collective socialisation : Dor Yesharim and the reinforcement of stigma -- Reproductive carrier testing between orthodoxy and change -- The medicalisation of cousin marriage : carrier testing in a Muslim community -- Genetic alliances : the dilemma of care and prevention -- Scientific, communal, and lay interpretations of carrier testing -- Conclusion: in search of regulatory and moral models.
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