Anthropology and the New Genetics

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Beschreibung

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.

Über den Autor

Gísli Pálsson is Professor of Anthropology at the University of Iceland.

Zusammenfassung

Anthropologists argue that scientific advances, particularly the growth of ‘new genetics’, have had far-reaching social, cultural and ethical implications, changing our perception of kinship, relatedness, and what it means to be human. Palsson looks beyond the ‘gene-centrism’ of genetic codes, family trees and insular populations, to explore their dramatic affect on human self-understanding, social relations and the development of biomedicine. 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.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction: 'as deep as life itself'; 2. Birthmarks become landmarks: 'little worlds in themselves'; 3. Genealogies, relationships and histories; 4. Biobanking: medical records and genetic databases; 5. For whom the cell tolls: bioethics; 6. Biovalue: appropriating genomes; 7. Human variation; 8. Conclusions.

Erscheinungsjahr:	2012
Fachbereich:	Allgemeines
Genre:	Importe
Rubrik:	Sozialwissenschaften
Medium:	Taschenbuch
ISBN-13:	9780521671743
ISBN-10:	0521671744
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Palsson, Gisli
Hersteller:	Cambridge University Press
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße:	229 x 152 x 15 mm
Von/Mit:	Gisli Palsson
Erscheinungsdatum:	01.03.2012
Gewicht:	0,416 kg