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The double-edged helix : social implications of genetics in a diverse society / edited by Joseph S. Alper ... [et al.].

Contributor Alper, Joseph S., 1946-

Imprint:Baltimore, Md. : Johns Hopkins University Press, c2002.

Descriptionix, 293 p. : 24 cm.

Note:Perspectives on perspectives / Joseph S. Alper ... [et al.]. - Genetic complexity in human disease and behavior / Joseph S. Alper. - Geneticists in society, society in genetics / Jon Beckwith. - Genetics and behavior in the news: dilemmas of a rising paradigm / Peter Conrad. - Advocacy groups and the new genetics / Alan Stockdale and Sharon Terry. - Invisible women: gender, genetics, and reproduction / Susan Markens. - Prenatal diagnosis and selective abortion: a challenge to practice and policy / Adrienne Asch. - African American perspectives on genetic testing / Diane Beeson and Troy Duster. - Genetics, race, and ethnicity: searching for differences / Joseph S. Alper and Jon Beckwith. - The origins of homosexuality: no genetic link to social change / William Byne ... [et al.]. - Diversity and complexity in gay/lesbian/bisexual/transsexual responses to the "gay gene" debates / C. Phoebe Lostroh and Amanda Udis-Kessler. - The commercialization of genetic technologies: raising public awareness / Catherine Ard and Deborah Zucker. - Individual, family, and societal dimensions of genetic discrimination: a case study analysis / Lisa N. Geller ... [et al.]. - Marvin R. Natowicz. - Current developments in genetic discrimination / Lisa N. Geller.

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Alper, Joseph S., 1946-
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Human genetics -- Social aspects.