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 * assesses the impact of new genetic information and technologies on conceptions of health, illness, embodiment, self and citizenship * 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.
Author(s): Robin Bunton
Edition: 1
Year: 2001
Language: English
Pages: 240
Book Cover......Page 1
Title......Page 4
Contents......Page 5
Acknowledgements......Page 8
Introduction: the new genetics, health, and 'the public'......Page 10
The scope and context of the new genetics......Page 44
Genes, technology, and public health......Page 76
The new genetics and the media......Page 112
Facilitating autonomy: the discourse of genetic counselling......Page 144
Global genes......Page 168
The new genetic citizens......Page 189
Bibliography......Page 217
Index......Page 245
