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Reproductive Genetics, Gender and the Body by Elizabeth Ettorre (Paperback, 2002)

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This book is all about reproductive genetics, a sociological concept developed to define the use of DNA-based technologies in the medical management and supervision of reproduction and pregnant women. In searching analysis, Elizabeth Ettorre uncovers the hidden social processes involved in the development of these technologies. Focusing on prenatal screening, she explores how the key concepts of gender and the body are interwined with the process of building genetic knowledge and some of the unintended consequences for women. These include the injection of biology into social relationships and the development of a gendered discourse of shame and stigmatisation in which the 'perfect' body becomes idealised and new conceptions of disability are shaped. It becomes clear that the modernist tradition of scientific disinterestedness is being replaced by a new ethic: the making of moral judgements by scientists. Reproductive Genetics, Gender and the Body draws on interviews with European medical, legal and nursing professionals and raises important issues around the gendered, female body, the site of genetic capital. It challenges professional and scholar alike to grapple with and think through their responsibilities in this complex field where the competing issues have yet to be resolved.

Product Identifiers

Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN-13
9780415213851
eBay Product ID (ePID)
96213601

Product Key Features

Author
Elizabeth Ettorre
Publication Name
Reproductive Genetics, Gender and the Body
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Medicine, Sociology, Biology
Publication Year
2002
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
168 Pages

Dimensions

Item Height
216mm
Item Width
138mm
Item Weight
227g

Additional Product Features

Title_Author
Elizabeth Ettorre
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom

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