Biosocialities, genetics and the social sciences [ making biologies and identities - Gibbon, Sahra; Novas, Carlos (London, England ; New York : Routledge, 2008)
1. Introduction : biosocialities, genetics and the social sciences -- 2. Charity, breast cancer activism and the iconic figure of the BRCA carrier -- 3. Brains, pedigrees, and promises : lessons from the politics of autism genetics -- 4. Biosociality and susceptibility genes : a cautionary tale -- 5. Biology, sociality and reproductive modernity in Ecuadorian in-vitro fertilization : the particulars of place -- 6. Biosociality and biocrossings : encounters with assisted conception and embryonic stem cells in India -- 7. Synecdochic ricochets : biosocialities in a Jerusalem IVF clinic -- 8. Patients, profits and values : myozyme as an exemplar of biosociality -- 9. Biocapital as an emergent form of life : speculations on the figure of the experimental subject
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Keywords: Biotechnology; Genetic engineering; Genetics; Social sciences; Genetics, Medical; Biotechnology; Genetic engineering; Genome, Human; Reproductive Medicine; Social Medicine