The double-edged helix social implications of genetics in a diverse society / edited by Joseph S. Alper ... [et al.].
| Other author | Alper, Joseph S., 1946- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, |
| Description | ix, 293 p. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction: perspectives on perspectives / Joseph S. Alper ... [et al.] -- Genetic complexity in human disease and behavior / Joseph S. Alper -- Geneticists in society, society in genetics / Jon Beckwith -- Genetics and behavior in the news: dilemmas of a rising paradigm / Peter Conrad -- Advocacy groups and the new genetics / Alan Stockdale and Sharon Terry -- Invisible women: gender, genetics, and reproduction / Susan Markens -- Prenatal diagnosis and selective abortion: a challenge to practice and policy / Adrienne Asch -- African American perspectives on genetic testing / Diane Beeson and Troy Duster -- Genetics, race, and ethnicity: searching for differences / Joseph S. Alper and Jon Beckwith -- The origins of homosexuality: no genetic link to social change / William Byne ... [et al.] -- Diversity and complexity in gay/lesbian/bisexual/transsexual responses to the "gay gene" debates / C. Phoebe Lostroh and Amanda Udis-Kessler -- The commercialization of genetic technologies: raising public awareness / Catherine Ard and Deborah Zucker -- Individual, family, and societal dimensions of genetic discrimination: a case study analysis / Lisa N. Geller ... [et al.] -- Marvin R. Natowicz -- Postscript: current developments in genetic discrimination / Lisa N. Geller. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2001006618 |
| ISBN | 9780801869648 (alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0801869641 (alk. paper) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |