Risks in the making : travels in life insurance and genetics /

Risks in the making : travels in life insurance and genetics /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Hoyweghen, Ine van.
Imprint:	Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, 2007.
Description:	197 p. ; 24 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Care & welfare Care & welfare.
Subject:	Medical genetics -- Social aspects. Medical genetics -- Moral and ethical aspects. Discrimination in insurance. Discrimination in insurance. Medical genetics -- Moral and ethical aspects. Medical genetics -- Social aspects.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6857060

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ISBN:	9789053569276 (hd. bd.) 9053569278 (hd. bd.)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 177-191) and index.

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Summary:	Since the 1990s, the impact of genetic testing for insurance has been the subject of international debates. However, these have been rather speculative and abstract. In an effort to find new openings, the author explores this concern from an empirical sociological angle - by studying the insurance world from the inside, through an ethnographic study of the life insurance industry, exploring insurance practices and how insurers make risks, and underscoring the diversity of insurance markets, underwriting practices and strategies.
Physical Description:	197 p. ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 177-191) and index.
ISBN:	9789053569276 9053569278