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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Joanna Latimer (University of Cardiff, UK)Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.362kg ISBN: 9781138858817ISBN 10: 1138858811 Pages: 238 Publication Date: 04 March 2015 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback 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 ContentsPreface. Part I: Introduction and Background 1. Introduction 2. The Clinic as the Site of Science Part II: The Gene and Medicine 3. Medicalizing Science 4. The ‘Translation’ of Growth and Form 5. Shaping the Science of Growth and Form Part III: Visualizing the Clinic 6. Creating Clinical Pictures 7. Rebirthing the Clinic 8. Dysmorphology’s portraits Part IV: The Family and Identities 9. Genes, Bodies, Persons 10. ‘The Family’ and Medicine 11. Transforming Family Part V: Conclusions 12. Summary and DiscussionReviews'Latimer's book is a very timely and important contribution... proposing we should take greater care in understanding how the new genetics is changing the relationship between medicine and science, between medicine, science and society and between medicine, science, society and the individual.'- Janice McLaughlin, Newcastle University, Sociology of Health & Illness Author InformationJoanna Latimer is Professor of Sociology at Cardiff University School of Social Sciences, and Professor in the ESRC Centre for the Economic and Social Aspects of Genomics. She has been researching medical knowledge and practice ethnographically for 30 years. Professor Latimer is editor of Sociology of Health and Illness, a member of the board of The Sociological Review, and chair of the Cardiff Ageing, Science and Older People Network. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |