Genetic Testing
Accounts of Autonomy, Responsibility and Blame
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Add to Cart- ISBN: 978-0-415-47443-6
- Binding: Hardback
- Published by: Routledge
- Publication Date: 30th October 2010 (Available for Pre-order)
- Pages: 256
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About the Book
Firmly grounded in empirical data, this book critically engages with the relational, moral and ethical issues surrounding genetic testing in contemporary society. Competing accounts of autonomy, responsibility and blame – by families, by professionals and in the public sphere – are analysed rigorously within a discourse-rhetorical framework, paying particular attention to the situated management of risks of knowing and risks of disclosure.Table of Contents
1. Introduction: Contemporary Genetics and Practice of Genetic Testing 2. Neo-Liberalism and New Genetics: A Conceptual Map 3. A Question of Method 4. Genetic Testing on the Web 5. Professional Accounts of `Good’ and `Bad’ Practice 6. Family Accounts of Genetic Responsibility 7. Clinical Encounters and the Dynamics of Decision-Making 8. Conclusion