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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Thomas LemkePublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Volume: 100 Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.480kg ISBN: 9780415878586ISBN 10: 0415878586 Pages: 164 Publication Date: 20 March 2013 Audience: College/higher education , Tertiary & Higher Education , Undergraduate Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of Contents"Introduction 1. Disease as Error? Foundations and Limits of Molecular Medicine 2. Genetic Discrimination: Empirical Evidence and Regulatory Responses 3. Empirical Deficits and Normative Contradictions: Problems in the Analysis of Genetic Discrimination 4. ""A Slap in the Face"": An Exploratory Study of Genetic Discrimination in Germany 5. The Regime of Truth and Dimensions of Genetic Responsibility 6. Conclusion: Pitfalls of Criticism"ReviewsAuthor InformationThomas Lemke is Heisenberg Professor for Sociology with Focus on Biotechnology, Nature and Society, Faculty of Social Sciences at the Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main. He has published extensively on the social, political and ethical aspects of biomedicine, biotechnology and genetics. His research interests include the Sociology of Health and Illness, Political Sociology, Contemporary Social and Political Theory, and Social Studies of Genetics and Biotechnologies. His most recent book publications are Biopolitik zur Einfuhrung, Hamburg: Junius Verlag 2007 (Danish, English and Polish translations in preparation; English translation by NYU Press) and Der medizinische Blick in die Zukunft. Gesellschaftliche Implikationen pradiktiver Gentests (co-authored with Regine Kollek), Frankfurt am Main/New York: Campus 2008. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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