The genetic conception of health: is it as radical as claimed?  

Oleh:

Petersen, Alan

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Health: An Interdisciplinary Journal for the Social Study of Health, Illness and Medicine vol. 10 no. 4 (Okt. 2006), page 481–500.
Topik: bioethics; conception of health; new genetics; personalized medicine; public health.
Fulltext: 481H104.pdf (161.18KB)

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The so-called new genetics is widely predicted to radically transform medicine and public health and deliver considerable benefits in the future. This article argues that, although it is doubtful that many of the promised benefits of genetic research will be delivered, an increasingly pervasive genetic worldview and expectations about future genetic innovations are profoundly shaping conceptions of health and illness and priorities in healthcare. Further, it suggests that debates about the normative and justice implications of new genetic technologies thus far have been constrained by bioethics discourse, which has tended to frame questions narrowly in terms of how best to ensure the protection and promotion of the rights and freedoms of the individual. Sociologists and other social scientistscan help broaden debate in this field by exposing the assumptions underlying the genetic conception of health and exploring the implications of associated developments.

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