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• Title:The double-edged helix : social implications of genetics in a diverse society / edited by Joseph S. Alper [and others].
  
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• Other Contributors/Collections:Alper, Joseph S., 1946-
  
• Published/Created:Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2002.
  

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  • Location:KOERNER LIBRARY stacks (Floor 1)Where is this?
    
  • Call Number: QH438.7 .D68 2002
    
  • Number of Items:1
    
  • Status:Available
    

  • Location:WOODWARD LIBRARY stacksWhere is this?
    
  • Call Number: QH438.7 .D68 2002
    
  • Number of Items:1
    
  • Status:Available
    

   
• Library of Congress Subjects:Human genetics--Social aspects.
  
• Medical Subjects: Bioethics.
  Genetic Techniques.
  Genetics, Medical.
  
• Description:ix, 293 p. ; 24 cm.
  
• Summary:Explores the impact of recent genetic discoveries on both different population segments and society as a whole. The authors address the medical and ethical implications of the new technologies, outlining positive and negative effects of genetic research on minorities, individuals with disabilities, and those of diverse sexual orientations. Presenting a wide array of perspectives, this book emphasizes the need to ensure that research into genetics does not result in discrimination against people on the basis of their DNA.
  
• Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
  
• ISBN:0801869641 (hbk. : alk. paper)
  0801879264 (Paper)
  
• Contents:Introduction: perspectives on perspectives / Joseph S. Alper ... [et al.]
  Genetic complexity in human disease and behavior / Joseph S. Alper
  Geneticists in society, society in genetics / Jon Beckwith
  Genetics and behavior in the news: dilemmas of a rising paradigm / Peter Conrad
  Advocacy groups and the new genetics / Alan Stockdale and Sharon F. Terry
  Invisible women: gender, genetics, and reproduction / Susan Markens
  Prenatal diagnosis and selective abortion: a challenge to practice and policy / Adrienne Asch
  African American perspectives on genetic testing / Diane Beeson and Troy Duster
  Genetics, race, and ethnicity: searching for differences / Joseph S. Alper and Jon Beckwith
  The origins of homosexuality: no genetic link to social change / William Byne ... [et al.]
  Diversity and complexity in gay/lesbian/bisexual/transsexual responses to the "gay-gene" debates / C. Phoebe Lostroh and Amanda Udis-Kessler
  The commercialization of genetic technologies: raising public awareness / Catherine Ard and Deborah Zucker
  Individual, family, and societal dimensions of genetic discrimination: a case study analysis / Lisa N. Geller ... [et al.]
  Current developments in genetic discrimination / Lisa N. Geller.