How is genetic research governed? And how will the new genetics govern our lives?
There is much interest in the potential transformation of life and new therapeutic opportunities brought about by the so-called genetic revolution. Genetics is increasingly involved in processes of governance that determine the way we see our bodies, ourselves and our environments. Controversy and ethical debate surrounds the use of techniques of human cloning, stem cell research and the use of national genetic databases or 'bio-banks'. There has been little reflection on the effects of this new genetic knowledge and the changes in practice that are currently impacting on our lives.
"Genetic Governance" contains contributions from key international researchers who examine the broader issues of genetic debates, look at how prediction and risk assessment is being changed in the arenas of health, medicine and reproduction, and bring new insights on the dangers of surveillance, regulation and increased inequality. This book considers the implications of developments in genetics for contemporary liberal governance, as well as for the future of healthcare and public health.
This book will be invaluable reading for academics and students in health studies, public health, medical ethics, medical sociology and governance.

How is genetic research governed? And how will the new genetics govern our lives?
There is much interest in the potential transformation of life and new therapeutic opportunities brought about by the so-called genetic revolution. Genetics is increasingly involved in processes of governance that determine the way we see our bodies, ourselves and our environments. Controversy and ethical debate surrounds the use of techniques of human cloning, stem cell research and the use of national genetic databases or 'bio-banks'. There has been little reflection on the effects of this new genetic knowledge and the changes in practice that are currently impacting on our lives.
"Genetic Governance" contains contributions from key international researchers who examine the broader issues of genetic debates, look at how prediction and risk assessment is being changed in the arenas of health, medicine and reproduction, and bring new insights on the dangers of surveillance, regulation and increased inequality. This book considers the implications of developments in genetics for contemporary liberal governance, as well as for the future of healthcare and public health.
This book will be invaluable reading for academics and students in health studies, public health, medical ethics, medical sociology and governance.

Contents:
Forward : Lawrence Green Introduction 1. Disciplinary and Discourse Developments for the New Millennium Section One; Primary Disciplines 2. Psychology and Health Promotion 3. What is the Relevance of Sociology for Health Promotion? 4. Epidemiology and Health Promotion 5. The Contribution of Education to Health Promotion Section Two; Other Disciplinary Contributions 6. Politics, Advocacy and Health Promotion 7. Health Promotion as Social Policy 8. Community Development for Health and Health Promotion 9. Using Economics in Health Promotion 10. Communication Theory and Health Promotion 11. Social Marketing and Health Promotion Section Three; Reflections and Developments 12. The Growth of Health Promotion Theory and its Rational Reconstruction: Lessons from the Philosophy of Science 13. The New Genetics and the Implication for Health Promotion 14. Ethics as a Science to Aid Decision Making in Health Promotion

The reception of Michel Foucault's work in the social sciences and humanities has been phenomenal. Foucault's concepts and methodology have encouraged new approaches to old problems and opened up new lines of enquiry. This book assesses the contribution of Foucault's work to research and thinking in the area of health and medicine, and shows how key researchers in the sociology of health and illness are currently engaging with his ideas.
Foucault, Health and Medicine explores such important issues as: Foucault's concept of 'discourse', the critique of the 'medicalization' thesis, the analysis of the body and the self, Foucault's concept of 'bio-power' in the analysis of health education, the implications of Foucault's ideas for feminist research on embodiment and gendered subjectivities, the application of Foucault's notion of governmentality to the analysis of health policy, health promotion, and the consumption of health.
Foucault, Health and Medicine offers a `state of the art' overview of Foucaldian scholarship in the area of health and medicine. It will provide a key reference for both students and researchers working in the areas of medical sociology, health policy, health promotion and feminist studies.

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The reception of Michel Foucault's work in the social sciences and humanities has been phenomenal. Foucault's concepts and methodology have encouraged new approaches to old problems and opened up new lines of enquiry. By assessing the contribution of Foucault's work to research and thinking in the area of health and medicine, this book shows how key researchers in the sociology of health and illness are currently engaging with his ideas.
Foucault, Health and Medicine consists of a foreword and twelve chapters some of which explore; Foucault's concept of 'discourse'; the critique of the 'medicalization' thesis; analysis of the body and the self; Foucault's concepts for feminist research on embodiment and gendered subjectivities; the application of Foucault's notion of governmentality to the analysis of health policy, health promotion, and the consumption of health.
Foucault, Health and Medicine offers a 'state of the art' overview of Foucaldian scholarship in the area of health and medicine. It will provide a key reference for both students and researchers working in the areas of medical sociology, health policy, health promotion and feminist studies.

"The Sociology of Health Promotion" offers analyses of contemporary public health policy, lifestyle, consumption, risk and health. It also examines socio-political critiques of health promotion and reflects upon their implications for policy and practice. Topics include: the institutional emergence of health promotion at both global and national levels; issues of gender and race in health promotion; accidents and the risk of society; smoking; HIV and AIDS; aging; and the body and health related consumption. A key theme of the collection is that health promotion is emblematic of wider socio-cultural changes such as the demise of institutional forms of welfare and social control, a blurring of "expert" and lay knowledge, a heightened collective perception of uncontainable risks, and a shift to a consumer rather than a producer driven economy.

Health promotion and the new public health are now central to health policy at local, national and international levels, forming part of global health initiatives such as those endorsed by the World Health Organisation. Issues examined include sociology of risk, the body, consumption, processes of surveillance and normalisation and considerations relating to race and gender in the implementation of health programmes.

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Health Promotion emerged at the close of the 20th century, unifying diverse fields of study, and at the beginning of this new century has become an essential means of delivering public health. This book provides an introduction to the multidisciplinary roots of health promotion and examines how different disciplines inform current research and practice.
The first edition of the book published in 1992 was the first to examine this important aspect of health promotion and public health discourse. The second edition takes into account developments over the last ten years and adds three new disciplines: politics, ethics and genetics.
In the book, leading authors outline the individual contributions of their disciplines to health promotion and the past and current concerns that are influencing developments today. Included are disciplines that have made a major contribution to the field, such as psychology, sociology and epidemiology, as well as those that have made an important, if lesser, contribution, such as social policy, economics and, more recently, genetics.
Health Promotion: Disciplines, Diversity and Developments offers an excellent up-to-date introduction to the field of health promotion. Its multidisciplinary and theoretically grounded approach makes it appropriate for a broad range of academic and professional courses concerned with health matters, and for undergraduate and postgraduate students and professionals in the broad field of health and nursing.

The rapid advancement of genetic science, fuelled by the Human Genome Project and other related initiatives, promises a new kind of public health practice based on the pre-detection of disease according to calculations of genetic risk.This book by two well-known sociologists explores the implications of the new genetics for public health as a body of knowledge and a domain of practice. It assesses the impact of new genetic information and technologies on conceptions of health, illness, embodiment, self and citizenship and critically examines the complex discourses surrounding human genetics and public health. The New Genetics and The Public's Health addresses the emerging social and political consequences of the new genetics and provides a stimulating critique of current research and practice in public health.