Identity Politics and the New Genetics - Re/Creating Categories of Difference and Belonging (Hardcover, New)

Racial and ethnic categories have appeared in recent scientific work in novel ways and in relation to a variety of disciplines: medicine, forensics, population genetics and also developments in popular genealogy. Once again, biology is foregrounded in the discussion of human identity. Of particular importance is the preoccupation with origins and personal discovery and the increasing use of racial and ethnic categories in social policy. This new genetic knowledge, expressed in technology and practice, has the potential to disrupt how race and ethnicity are debated, managed and lived. As such, this volume investigates the ways in which existing social categories are both maintained and transformed at the intersection of the natural (sciences) and the cultural (politics). The contributors include medical researchers, anthropologists, historians of science and sociologists of race relations; together, they explore the new and challenging landscape where biology becomes the stuff of identity.

General

Imprint:	Berghahn Books
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Studies of the Biosocial Society
Release date:	2012
First published:	February 2012
Editors:	Katharina Schramm • David Skinner • Richard Rottenburg
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 14mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	230
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-85745-253-5
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > Impact of science & technology on society Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Equal opportunities Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Ethical issues & debates > General
LSN:	0-85745-253-3
Barcode:	9780857452535

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