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Anthropology and the New Genetics (Paperback)
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Anthropology and the New Genetics (Paperback)
Series: New Departures in Anthropology
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The growth of ???new genetics??? has dramatically increased our
understanding of health, diseases and the body. Anthropologists
argue that these scientific advances have had far-reaching social
and cultural implications, radically changing our
self-understanding and perception of what it means to be human;
that we have become ???biomedicalized???, fragmented and
commodified - redefining our notions of citizenship, social
relations, family and identity. This book shows how anthropology
can contribute to and challenge the ways we have come to understand
genetic issues. Exploring a range of issues and case studies in
genetic research, it provides an ethnographic ???reality-check???,
arguing that we must look beyond the ???gene-centrism??? of genetic
codes, family trees and insular populations, to explore their wider
cultural, ethical and philosophical implications. Including
coverage of the controversial and widely discussed Icelandic Health
Sector Database, this accessible survey will be welcomed by
graduate students and researchers in social anthropology, human
genetics and biotechnology.
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