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Zusatztext " Exposed Science is a remarkable read for scientists and activists alike, as well as the many players who make up the rest of the spectrum of perspectives." Informationen zum Autor Sara Shostak is Assistant Professor of Sociology at Brandeis University. Klappentext "This is a remarkable book by an extraordinary sociologist of science. Sara Shostak raises troubling questions about how we! as a society! avoid responsibility for the consequences of a variety of environmental exposures-from lead! Bisphenol A! and other contaminants. Shostak persuasively argues that the historical origins of the genetic understanding of environmental disease lay not so much in advancing knowledge but more likely in the profound politics of science and of society. "-David Rosner! co-author of Lead Wars: The Politics of Science and the Fate of America's Children "This research offers a significant and unique window onto an emerging field that many people have little knowledge about and that many other people have strong views about. The insights and conclusions herein provide a new way of thinking about genomics and environmental politics and policy."-David Pellow! author of Garbage Wars: The Struggle for Environmental Justice in Chicago. "Professor Shostak is theoretically advanced! but manages to convey her theoretical approaches without the dense! clumsy language we see too often. Her analysis is nuanced overall! rendering a multicausal understanding of the complexity of these scientific developments and their associated cultural phenomena."-Phil Brown! University Distinguished Professor of Sociology and Health Sciences! and Director of the Social Science Environmental Health Research Institute! Northeastern University Zusammenfassung We rely on environmental health scientists to document the presence of chemicals where we live, work, and play and to provide an empirical basis for public policy. This title analyzes the rise of gene-environment interaction in environmental health sciences and examines its consequences for how we understand and seek to protect population health. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1 "Toxicology is a Political Science" Chapter 2 The Consensus Critique Chapter 3 Susceptible Bodies Chapter 4 "Opening the Black Box of the Human Body" Chapter 5 Making a Molecular Regulatory Science Chapter 6 The Molecular is Political Conclusion Afterword Appendix A Notes Glossary References ...
