Gender and Genetics - Sociology of the Prenatal

Informationen zum Autor Kate Reed is a senior lecturer in Medical Sociology at the University of Sheffield. She has published broadly across the areas of ethnicity, gender, social theory and the sociology of health and illness. She is the author of Worlds of Health (Praeger 2003) and New Directions in Social Theory: Race, Gender and the Canon (Sage 2006). Klappentext Prenatal screening for genetic disorders has become increasingly widespread in the UK. This book gives a unique and systematic analysis of the gendered nature of genetic screening, focusing on the experiences of both women and men. Zusammenfassung Prenatal screening for genetic disorders has become increasingly widespread in the UK. This book gives a unique and systematic analysis of the gendered nature of genetic screening, focusing on the experiences of both women and men. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction. 1. Information Keeping/Seeking 2. Gender, Choice and Time 3. Imaging and Imagining Genetics 4. Men, Masculinity and Decision-Making 5. Gendering 'Good' and 'Bad' Genes 6. Family, Friends and Heredity 7. Transforming Social Divisions. Conclusion. Appendix. Bibliography

Product details

• Authors: Kate Reed, Kate (University of Sheffield Reed, Reed Kate
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 16.05.2012
• EAN: 9780415554961
• ISBN: 978-0-415-55496-1
• No. of pages: 208
• Series: Genetics and Society
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Clinical medicine; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies, MEDICAL / Genetics, Gender studies, gender groups, Medical Genetics, Medical Sociology