How genes matter : genetic medicine as subjectivisation practices /

How genes matter : genetic medicine as subjectivisation practices /

Saved in:

Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Wieser, Bernhard, author.
Imprint:	Bielefeld : Transcript, [2017] ©2017
Description:	1 online resource (360 pages)
Language:	English
Series:	Body cultures Body cultures.
Subject:	Medical genetics. Genetic engineering. Genomics -- Moral and ethical aspects. Genetics -- Moral and ethical aspects. Bioethics. Genomics -- ethics Genetics, Medical Genetic Privacy Genetic Research Bioethical Issues Bioethics Genomics -- Moral and ethical aspects. Genetic engineering. Genetics -- Moral and ethical aspects. Medical genetics.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13455077

Hidden Bibliographic Details
ISBN:	9783839437667 3839437660 9783837637663 3837637662
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references. Print version record.
Summary:	Understanding the significance of genetic factors for our lives requires an analysis that goes beyond biological aspects. It is especially necessary to take into account how human beings relate to others and to themselves. Who we are is a result of social action and the ways in which human beings constitute themselves as subjects. Seen from this perspective, genetic medicine is a social practice that shapes how we think about us, how we conduct our behavior and how we care for our children. This book scrutinizes practices by which individuals become knowledgeable about their genes and constitute them as responsible decision makers.
Other form:	Print version: Wieser, Bernhard. How genes matter. Bielefeld : Transcript Verlag, [2017] 9783837637663

Description
Summary:	Understanding the significance of genetic factors for our lives requires an analysis that goes beyond biological aspects. It is especially necessary to take into account how human beings relate to others and to themselves. Who we are is a result of social action and the ways in which human beings constitute themselves as subjects. Seen from this perspective, genetic medicine is a social practice that shapes how we think about us, how we conduct our behaviour and how we care for our children. This book scrutinises practices by which individuals become knowledgeable about their genes and constitute them as responsible decision makers.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (360 pages)
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:	9783839437667 3839437660 9783837637663 3837637662