Breast Cancer Genes and the Gendering of Knowledge: Science and Citizenship in the Cultural Context of the 'new' Genetics

By Sahra Gibbon

Book Overview

The book examines the social and cultural context of new genetic knowledge associated with breast cancer. It looks at how this knowledge and technologies are used and received in two contrasting social arenas - cancer genetic clinics and a breast cancer research charity.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1349547549
• ISBN13: 9781349547548
• Release Date: January 2007
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 221 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"