TY - BOOK AU - Condit,Celeste Michelle TI - The meanings of the gene: public debates about human heredity T2 - Rhetoric of the human sciences SN - 0299163644 AV - QH438.7. C65 1999 U1 - 304.5 PY - 1999///] CY - Madison PB - University of Wisconsin Press KW - Genetics KW - Social aspects KW - United States KW - History KW - 20th century KW - Public opinion KW - Genetics in mass media N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 296-313) and index; Acknowledgments --; Introduction --; Pt. 1; Classical Eugenics: 1900-1935 --; Ch. 1; Breeding the Human Stock --; Ch. 2; Challenges to Eugenics --; Pt. 2; Family Genetics: 1940-1954 --; Ch. 3; The Transformation to Genetics --; Ch. 4; The Family Gene --; Pt. 3; Genetic Experimentation: 1956-1976 --; Ch. 5; Recoding Humanity --; Ch. 6; Genetic Counseling --; Ch. 7; Ethical Challenges and Biohazards --; Pt. 4; Genetic Medicine and Beyond: 1980-1995 --; Ch. 8; Blueprints for Genetic Commerce --; Ch. 9; Toward a Personal Health Genetics --; Ch. 10; 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 ER -