Biosocialities, Genetics and the Social Sciences: Making Biologies and Identities

by Sahra Gibbon

Biosocialities, Genetics and the Social Sciences explores the social, cultural and economic transformations that result from innovations in genomic knowledge and technology.

This pioneering collection uses Paul Rabinow's concept of biosociality to chart the shifts in social relations and ideas about nature, biology and identity brought about by developments in biomedicine. Based on new empirical research, it contains chapters on genomic research...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415401380
• ISBN13: 9780415401388
• Release Date: September 2007
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"