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 InfoBaltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press,
Descriptionix, 293 p.
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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 noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2001006618
ISBN9780801869648 (alk. paper)
ISBN0801869641 (alk. paper)

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