The meanings of the gene : public debates about human heredity /
Condit, Celeste Michelle, 1956-
The meanings of the gene : public debates about human heredity / Celeste Michelle Condit. - xi, 325 pages ; 24 cm. - Rhetoric of the human sciences . - Rhetoric of the human sciences. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 296-313) and index.
Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Classical Eugenics: 1900-1935 -- Breeding the Human Stock -- Challenges to Eugenics -- Family Genetics: 1940-1954 -- The Transformation to Genetics -- The Family Gene -- Genetic Experimentation: 1956-1976 -- Recoding Humanity -- Genetic Counseling -- Ethical Challenges and Biohazards -- Genetic Medicine and Beyond: 1980-1995 -- Blueprints for Genetic Commerce -- Toward a Personal Health Genetics -- Ethical Challenges for Genetic Health -- Conclusions and Speculations -- Appendix I: Theory and Methodology -- Appendix 2: Quantitative Data -- Appendix 3: Coding Sheet and Instructions -- Notes -- References -- Index. Pt. 1. Ch. 1. Ch. 2. Pt. 2. Ch. 3. Ch. 4. Pt. 3. Ch. 5. Ch. 6. Ch. 7. Pt. 4. Ch. 8. Ch. 9. Ch. 10.
0299163644 9780299163648 0299163601 9780299163600
99006274
Genetics--Social aspects--History--United States--20th century.
Genetics--Public opinion--History--20th century.
Genetics in mass media--History--20th century.
QH438.7. / C65 1999
304.5
The meanings of the gene : public debates about human heredity / Celeste Michelle Condit. - xi, 325 pages ; 24 cm. - Rhetoric of the human sciences . - Rhetoric of the human sciences. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 296-313) and index.
Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Classical Eugenics: 1900-1935 -- Breeding the Human Stock -- Challenges to Eugenics -- Family Genetics: 1940-1954 -- The Transformation to Genetics -- The Family Gene -- Genetic Experimentation: 1956-1976 -- Recoding Humanity -- Genetic Counseling -- Ethical Challenges and Biohazards -- Genetic Medicine and Beyond: 1980-1995 -- Blueprints for Genetic Commerce -- Toward a Personal Health Genetics -- Ethical Challenges for Genetic Health -- Conclusions and Speculations -- Appendix I: Theory and Methodology -- Appendix 2: Quantitative Data -- Appendix 3: Coding Sheet and Instructions -- Notes -- References -- Index. Pt. 1. Ch. 1. Ch. 2. Pt. 2. Ch. 3. Ch. 4. Pt. 3. Ch. 5. Ch. 6. Ch. 7. Pt. 4. Ch. 8. Ch. 9. Ch. 10.
0299163644 9780299163648 0299163601 9780299163600
99006274
Genetics--Social aspects--History--United States--20th century.
Genetics--Public opinion--History--20th century.
Genetics in mass media--History--20th century.
QH438.7. / C65 1999
304.5