Living with Genetics - Recombining Self and Health in Modern Medicine (Paperback)

This book contends that the discourse of genetics is recombining our understanding of who we are and the state of our health by redefining what it means to be competent, knowledgeable, responsible and proactive in our professional, clinical and personal lives. It highlights the communicative practices engaged by participants and professionals in genetics clinics as they collectively recombine diverse forms of knowledge to produce new understandings of health and self.

General

Imprint:	Hampton Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Hampton Press Communication Series (Health Communication Subseries)
Release date:	February 2008
Authors:	Kirsten J. Broadfoot
Series editors:	Gary L. Kreps
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	168
ISBN-13:	978-1-57273-805-8
Categories:	Books > Medicine > Pre-clinical medicine: basic sciences > Medical genetics Books > Medicine > General issues > Public health & preventive medicine > General
LSN:	1-57273-805-7
Barcode:	9781572738058

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