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1 online resource (xvii, 314 pages) |
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polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Ch. 1. A feminist standpoint for genetics -- Ch. 2. Women in genetics research -- Ch. 3. Women in clinical genetics -- Ch. 4. Gender justice in genetics -- Ch. 5. Allocation of genetic services and the feminization of poverty -- Ch. 6. Ethnicity, cultural differences, and sex selection -- Ch. 7. Genetic versus gestational ties to children -- Ch. 8. Disabilities, feminism, and caregiving -- Ch. 9. Cystic fibrosis and misattributed paternity -- Ch. 10. Sickle cell disease and carrier testing -- Ch. 11. Genetic testing for susceptibility to breast cancer -- Ch. 12. Preimplantation genetic diagnosis and abortion -- Ch. 13. Genomic alterations and women -- Ch. 14. Behavioral genetics and alcohol consumption in women -- Ch. 15. Employment, health insurance, and the public-private distinction -- Ch. 16. Human cloning, women, and parenthood. |
| Summary |
"Genetics is not gender neutral in its impact. In this book, the author cites a wide range of biological and psychosocial examples that reveal its different impact on men and women, especially with regard to reproduction and caregiving. |
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She examines the extent to which these differences are associated with gender injustice, arguing for positions that reduce inequality between the sexes."--Jacket. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Medical genetics -- Moral and ethical aspects.
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Medical genetics -- Moral and ethical aspects. |
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Medical genetics -- Social aspects.
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Medical genetics -- Social aspects. |
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Women -- Health and hygiene -- Sociological aspects.
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Women -- Health and hygiene -- Sociological aspects. |
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Women -- Diseases -- Genetic aspects.
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Women -- Diseases. |
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Genetics, Medical. |
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Ethics, Medical. |
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Genetic Testing. |
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Prejudice. |
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Women's Health. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Subject |
Women. |
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Womyn. |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Mahowald, Mary Briody. Genes, women, equality. New York : Oxford University Press, 2000 9780195121100 (DLC) 99014296 (OCoLC)40848534 |
| ISBN |
9780199771189 (electronic book) |
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0199771189 (electronic book) |
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