Perspectives on Genetic Discrimination

by Thomas Lemke

Book Overview

Over the past 15 years, a series of empirical studies in different countries have shown that our increasing genetic knowledge leads to new forms of exclusion, disadvantaging and stigmatization. The spectrum of this "genetic discrimination" ranges from disadvantages at work, via problems with insurance policies, to difficulties with adoption agencies.

The empirical studies on the problem of genetic discrimination have not gone unnoticed...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138952443
• ISBN13: 9781138952447
• Release Date: October 2015
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 172 Pages
• Weight: 0.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"