Living with Genetics

Recombining Self and Health in Modern Medicine

Kirsten J. Broadfoot (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

168 Seiten

2008
Hampton Press (Verlag)
978-1-57273-804-1 (ISBN)

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Contends that the discourse of genetics is recombining our understanding of who we are and the state of our health by redefining what it means to be competent, knowledgeable, responsible and proactive in our professional, clinical and personal lives.

This book contends that the discourse of genetics is recombining our understanding of who we are and the state of our health by redefining what it means to be competent, knowledgeable, responsible and proactive in our professional, clinical and personal lives. It highlights the communicative practices engaged by participants and professionals in genetics clinics as they collectively recombine diverse forms of knowledge to produce new understandings of health and self.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	29.2.2008
Reihe/Serie	Hampton Press Communication Series (Health Communication Subseries)
Mitarbeit	Herausgeber (Serie): Gary L. Kreps
Zusatzinfo	illustrations
Verlagsort	Cresskill
Sprache	englisch
Gewicht	392 g
Themenwelt	Studium ► 2. Studienabschnitt (Klinik) ► Humangenetik
Themenwelt	Studium ► Querschnittsbereiche ► Prävention / Gesundheitsförderung
ISBN-10	1-57273-804-9 / 1572738049
ISBN-13	978-1-57273-804-1 / 9781572738041
Zustand	Neuware