Breast Cancer Genes and the Gendering of Knowledge: Science and Citizenship in the Cultural Context of the 'new' Genetics - Paperback
by Sahra Gibbon
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Languages:EnglishPublisher:Palgrave MacMillanISBN-13:9781349547548ISBN-10:1349547549UPC:9781349547548Book Category:Health & Fitness, Medical, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Diseases & Conditions, Genetics, Disease & Health IssuesBook Topic:CancerSize:8.50 x 5.50 x 0.53 inchesWeight:0.3Product ID:SC6XHTFFBP
The book examines the social and cultural context of new genetic knowledge associated with breast cancer. It looks at how this knowledge and technologies are used and received in two contrasting social arenas - cancer genetic clinics and a breast cancer research charity.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Palgrave MacMillanISBN-13:9781349547548ISBN-10:1349547549UPC:9781349547548Book Category:Health & Fitness, Medical, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Diseases & Conditions, Genetics, Disease & Health IssuesBook Topic:CancerSize:8.50 x 5.50 x 0.53 inchesWeight:0.3Product ID:SC6XHTFFBP
SAHRA GIBBON is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Anthropology Department at University College London, UK. She has a longstanding interest in the social and cultural dimensions of developments in genomics and the dynamic interface between differently constituted sciences and publics. She teaches on a range of courses focussing on the anthropology of medicine, science and technology
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
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2007 Edition
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